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Garlic vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and beer different?

  • Garlic is higher than beer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 91% more than beer.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than garlic (30).

Garlic, raw and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all types were used 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.
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Beer
1
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 +316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1385.2%
Contains more IronIron +8400%
Contains more CopperCopper +5880%
Contains more ZincZinc +11500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +992.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2266.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%

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.
Garlic
9
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1353.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2584.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +129.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.046mg 91%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.008mg 72%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Copper 0.299mg 0.005mg 33%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.6µg 25%
Iron 1.7mg 0.02mg 21%
Phosphorus 153mg 14mg 20%
Calcium 181mg 4mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.005mg 16%
Protein 6.36g 0.46g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.041mg 11%
Potassium 401mg 27mg 11%
Carbs 33.06g 3.55g 10%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.01mg 10%
Fiber 2.1g 0g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.025mg 7%
Calories 149kcal 43kcal 5%
Magnesium 25mg 6mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0g 2%
Choline 23.2mg 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.513mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0g 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0µg 1%
Folate 3µg 6µg 1%
Sodium 17mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 1g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
3
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +1282.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +831.3%
Contains more WaterWater +57%
Contains more OtherOther +168.7%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.

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