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Light beer vs. V8 juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between light beer and v8 juice?

  • V8 juice has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and potassium than light beer.
  • V8 juice's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 33% higher.
  • Light beer is lower in sugar.
  • V8 juice has a higher glycemic index (43) than light beer (0).

We used Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol and CAMPBELL'S, V8 100% Vegetable Juice types in this comparison.

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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% 4.8% 17% 11% 0% 0% 0% 23% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +819%
Contains more IronIron +900%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 99% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Light beer V8 juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 29.6mg 33%
Sodium 4mg 173mg 7%
Potassium 21mg 193mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 3%
Iron 0.03mg 0.3mg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.8g 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Calories 46kcal 21kcal 1%
Protein 0.25g 0.82g 1%
Calcium 4mg 16mg 1%
Magnesium 5mg 1%
Carbs 0.77g 4.12g 1%
Copper 0.006mg 1%
Net carbs 0.77g 3.32g N/A
Sugar 0.09g 3.29g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 4.12 g
Water: 93.9 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more OtherOther +425.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +228%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +435.1%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~93.9g

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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

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.