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Jerky vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between jerky and whisky

  • Whisky contains less zinc, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, folate, copper, selenium, and potassium than jerky.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for jerky is 90% higher.
  • Whisky is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof.

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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.
Jerky
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 53% 203% 76% 221% 174% 271% 14% 58%
Whisky
1
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 PotassiumPotassium +59600%
Contains more IronIron +27000%
Contains more CopperCopper +1521.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +40450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13466.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1287.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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.
Jerky
11
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% 9.8% 4.5% 39% 33% 32% 9.8% 41% 124% 5.8% 101% 60%
Whisky
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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1825%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3364%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerky Whisky DV% diff.
Sodium 2081mg 0mg 90%
Zinc 8.11mg 0.02mg 74%
Iron 5.42mg 0.02mg 68%
Protein 33.2g 0g 66%
Phosphorus 407mg 3mg 58%
Saturated fat 10.85g 0g 49%
Vitamin B12 0.99µg 0µg 41%
Fats 25.6g 0g 39%
Folate 134µg 0µg 34%
Monounsaturated fat 11.305g 0g 28%
Copper 0.227mg 0.014mg 24%
Choline 109.1mg 20%
Selenium 10.7µg 0µg 19%
Potassium 597mg 1mg 18%
Cholesterol 48mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.179mg 0mg 14%
Magnesium 51mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.008mg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.732mg 0.05mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.001mg 11%
Calories 410kcal 250kcal 8%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.011g 0g 7%
Manganese 0.111mg 0.008mg 4%
Carbs 11g 0.1g 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.163mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Calcium 20mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin D 11IU 1%
Net carbs 9.2g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 9g 0.1g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Jerky
3
33% 26% 11% 23% 7%
Protein: 33.2 g
Fats: 25.6 g
Carbs: 11 g
Water: 23.36 g
Other: 6.84 g
Whisky
2
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 +10900%
Contains more WaterWater +173.5%
Contains more OtherOther +426.3%

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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. Jerky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167536/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.

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