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Gatorade vs. Light beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gatorade and light beer different?

  • Gatorade contains 58 times more sugar than light beer. Gatorade contains 5.24g of sugar, while light beer contains 0.09g.
  • Gatorade has a higher glycemic index (89) than light beer (0).

Beverages, PEPSICO QUAKER, Gatorade, G performance O 2, ready-to-drink. and Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 1.3% 1.9% 2% 0.27% 4.3% 5.1% 1.7% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.2% 1.9% 1.1% 2% 0.27% 5.1% 0.52% 0% 2.2%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0.006mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg

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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 4.1% 3.3% 5.1% 0% 0.5% 0% 0%
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% 3.5% 7.3% 0% 7.8% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gatorade Light beer DV% diff.
Fructose 1.82g 2%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Choline 0mg 8.8mg 2%
Sodium 39mg 4mg 2%
Carbs 6.43g 0.77g 2%
Manganese 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.022mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.391mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.005mg 1%
Magnesium 0mg 5mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 0g 0.25g 1%
Calories 26kcal 46kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 6.43g 0.77g N/A
Calcium 1mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 15mg 21mg 0%
Iron 0.05mg 0.03mg 0%
Sugar 5.24g 0.09g N/A
Copper 0.006mg 0.006mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 10mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 93.38 g
Other: 0.19 g
93% 6%
Protein: 0.25 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.77 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 6.1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +735.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +3110.5%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~92.88g

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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. Gatorade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173660/nutrients
  2. Light beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174145/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.