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Egg white vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between egg whites and beer?

  • Egg whites are richer than beer in selenium and vitamin B2.
  • Egg whites' daily need coverage for selenium is 35% more.
  • Egg whites have 42 times more sodium than beer. While egg whites have 166mg of sodium, beer has only 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of egg whites is lower.

We used Egg, white, raw, fresh and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +503.7%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +360%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
~equal in Phosphorus ~14mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Beer
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1656%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +363.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +388.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +820%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +818.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Beer DV% diff.
Selenium 20µg 0.6µg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.025mg 32%
Protein 10.9g 0.46g 21%
Sodium 166mg 4mg 7%
Potassium 163mg 27mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0.02µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.046mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.513mg 3%
Choline 1.1mg 10.1mg 2%
Copper 0.023mg 0.005mg 2%
Folate 4µg 6µg 1%
Carbs 0.73g 3.55g 1%
Magnesium 11mg 6mg 1%
Iron 0.08mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 52kcal 43kcal 0%
Fats 0.17g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 3.55g N/A
Calcium 7mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0.71g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.03mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 15mg 14mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.005mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2269.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +386.3%
Contains more OtherOther +539.7%
~equal in Water ~91.96g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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