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Malt beer vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between malt beer and whisky

  • Whisky contains 98 times less sugar than malt beer. Malt beer contains 9.77g of sugar, while whisky contains 0.1g.

The food types used in this comparison are Alcoholic beverage, malt beer, hard lemonade 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.
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%
Whisky
Whisky
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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 +2600%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.3%

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%
Whisky
Whisky
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Malt beer Whisky DV% diff.
Calories 68kcal 250kcal 9%
Fructose 3.91g 5%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 10.07g 0.1g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.022mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.225mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.001mg 1%
Folate 4µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0µg 1%
Choline 4.4mg 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 3mg 1%
Copper 0.008mg 0.014mg 1%
Potassium 27mg 1mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 10.07g 0.1g N/A
Calcium 4mg 0mg 0%
Iron 0.03mg 0.02mg 0%
Sugar 9.77g 0.1g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.006mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 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
Whisky
Whisky
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64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9970%
Contains more WaterWater +34.2%
Contains more OtherOther +759.2%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. 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.