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Light beer vs. Powerade — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are light beer and powerade different?

  • Powerade has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3 than light beer.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for powerade is 11767% higher.
  • Light beer has less sugar.
  • Light beer has a lower glycemic index (0) than powerade (65).

Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol and Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink are the varieties 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 3.6% 1.2% 1.9% 1.1% 2% 0.27% 5.1% 0.52% 0% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 1.6% 3.4% 0% 0.27% 0.43% 5.5% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +200%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg
~equal in Manganese ~0mg

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% 1.3% 3.5% 7.3% 0% 7.8% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 4.8%
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% 2.8% 0% 29% 0% 35308% 114% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +449900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4450%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Light beer Powerade DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 153mg 11767%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.91µg 37%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 1.565mg 7%
Fructose 3.22g 4%
Phosphorus 12mg 1mg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 0mg 2%
Folate 6µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 4mg 42mg 2%
Carbs 0.77g 7.84g 2%
Iron 0.03mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.011mg 1%
Magnesium 5mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0mg 1%
Calories 46kcal 32kcal 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0µg 1%
Protein 0.25g 0g 1%
Copper 0.006mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 0.77g 7.84g N/A
Calcium 4mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 21mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 0.09g 6.11g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.008g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.028g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
93% 6%
Protein: 0.25 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.77 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 6.1 g
8% 92%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 7.84 g
Water: 91.91 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2950%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +918.2%
~equal in Water ~91.91g

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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. Light beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174145/nutrients
  2. Powerade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175108/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.