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Malt beer vs. Light beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between malt beer and light beer?

  • Light beer contains 109 times less sugar than malt beer. Malt beer contains 9.77g of sugar, while light beer contains 0.09g.

We used Alcoholic beverage, malt beer, hard lemonade and Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol types 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 2.9% 1.2% 2.4% 1.1% 2.7% 0.27% 3% 0.65% 0.78% 1.6%
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 PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Calcium ~4mg
~equal in Iron ~0.03mg
~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 9.3% 0% 0.4% 0% 1.5% 2.3% 4.2% 2.5% 5.1% 1.3% 0% 3% 2.4%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +73.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Malt beer Light beer DV% diff.
Fructose 3.91g 5%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 10.07g 0.77g 3%
Phosphorus 7mg 12mg 1%
Choline 4.4mg 8.8mg 1%
Folate 4µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.022mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.225mg 0.391mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.25g 1%
Calories 68kcal 46kcal 1%
Net carbs 10.07g 0.77g N/A
Magnesium 4mg 5mg 0%
Calcium 4mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 27mg 21mg 0%
Iron 0.03mg 0.03mg 0%
Sugar 9.77g 0.09g N/A
Copper 0.008mg 0.006mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.006mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0.02µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 86% 4%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 10.07 g
Water: 85.74 g
Other: 4.19 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 +1207.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +45.6%
~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. Malt beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174141/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.