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Fast food vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between fast food and distilled beverage?

  • Fast food is richer than distilled beverage in iron, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Fast food's daily need coverage for iron is 38% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in distilled beverage is lower.
  • The glycemic index of distilled beverage is lower.

We used Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof 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 19% 19% 17% 115% 40% 69% 57% 43% 47% 111%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9750%
Contains more IronIron +7550%
Contains more CopperCopper +476.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +6200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1883.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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% 3% 7.6% 1.5% 79% 84% 105% 32% 49% 111% 12% 60% 19%
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% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +8975%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43107.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast food Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Iron 3.06mg 0.04mg 38%
Vitamin B12 0.89µg 0µg 37%
Selenium 20.3µg 0µg 37%
Vitamin B3 5.617mg 0.013mg 35%
Protein 16.52g 0g 33%
Vitamin B2 0.363mg 0.004mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.317mg 0.006mg 26%
Zinc 2.52mg 0.04mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.493g 0g 20%
Folate 80µg 0µg 20%
Phosphorus 134mg 4mg 19%
Fats 12.01g 0g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.001mg 16%
Manganese 0.357mg 0.018mg 15%
Sodium 331mg 1mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.835g 0g 12%
Copper 0.121mg 0.021mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.53mg 0mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.68g 0g 11%
Cholesterol 33mg 0mg 11%
Carbs 31.5g 0.1g 10%
Starch 22.87g 9%
Fiber 1.7g 0g 7%
Choline 34.4mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 197mg 2mg 6%
Calcium 62mg 0mg 6%
Magnesium 27mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin K 4.9µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Fructose 2.27g 3%
Calories 297kcal 250kcal 2%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 29.8g 0.1g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 4.88g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.514g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.46mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.642mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.13mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.785mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.306mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.728mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.402mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.121g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.391g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 12% 32% 38%
Protein: 16.52 g
Fats: 12.01 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 38.45 g
Other: 1.52 g
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31400%
Contains more WaterWater +66.2%
Contains more OtherOther +2268.4%

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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. Fast food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170693/nutrients
  2. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.