Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Beverages
  4. Ginger ale
  5. Compare
  6. Ginger ale vs. Whisky

Ginger ale vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are ginger ale and whisky different?

  • Ginger ale contains 89 times more sugar than whisky. Ginger ale contains 8.9g of sugar, while whisky contains 0.1g.
  • Ginger ale has a higher glycemic index (63) than whisky (0).

Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof types were used in this article.

Infographic

Ginger ale vs Whisky infographic
Infographic link

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 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
Whisky
Whisky
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +800%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Potassium ~1mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Whisky
Whisky
3
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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger ale Whisky DV% diff.
Calories 34kcal 250kcal 11%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Carbs 8.76g 0.1g 3%
Iron 0.18mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.008mg 1%
Net carbs 8.76g 0.1g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 0mg 0%
Potassium 1mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 8.9g 0.1g N/A
Copper 0.018mg 0.014mg 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 3mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.008mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.05mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 g
Whisky
Whisky
1
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8660%
Contains more WaterWater +42.8%
Contains more OtherOther +359900%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~0g

People also compare

Ginger ale
Ginger ale vs Water
Water
Ginger ale
Ginger ale vs Tonic water
Tonic water
Ginger ale
Ginger ale vs Lemonade
Lemonade
Whisky
Whisky vs Rum
Rum
Whisky
Whisky vs Wine
Wine
Whisky
Whisky vs Absinthe
Absinthe

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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/nutrients
  2. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.