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Eggnog vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between eggnog and beer

  • The amount of vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, vitamin D, choline, vitamin B5, and selenium in eggnog is higher than in beer.
  • Eggnog covers your daily cholesterol needs 20% more than beer.
  • Beer contains less cholesterol.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of beer is 104, while the glycemic index of eggnog is 55.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Eggnog and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Eggnog
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 39% 15% 7.5% 4.3% 13% 47% 7% 0.65% 23%
Beer
2
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 +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +511.1%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +4500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +678.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%

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.
Eggnog
10
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 5% 20% 4.2% 18% 8.5% 44% 2% 25% 12% 56% 0.75% 0.75% 28%
Beer
2
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +580%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +660%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +917.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +416.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +388.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.046mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggnog Beer DV% diff.
Cholesterol 59mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B12 0.45µg 0.02µg 18%
Phosphorus 109mg 14mg 14%
Calcium 130mg 4mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.025mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.591g 0g 12%
Protein 4.55g 0.46g 8%
Choline 52.2mg 10.1mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.041mg 8%
Vitamin A 59µg 0µg 7%
Selenium 4.2µg 0.6µg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Fats 4.19g 0g 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Potassium 165mg 27mg 4%
Zinc 0.46mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.513mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 6mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.302g 0g 3%
Calories 88kcal 43kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 54mg 4mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.02mg 2%
Carbs 8.05g 3.55g 2%
Copper 0.013mg 0.005mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.198g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0mg 1%
Folate 1µg 6µg 1%
Net carbs 8.05g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 8.05g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.005mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.046mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.237mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.383mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.257mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.12mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.225mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.289mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Eggnog
3
5% 4% 8% 83%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 4.19 g
Carbs: 8.05 g
Water: 82.54 g
Other: 0.67 g
Beer
2
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 +889.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.8%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +501.5%

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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. Eggnog - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171258/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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