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Malt vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are malt and distilled beverage different?

  • Malt is higher than distilled beverage in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Malt covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 18% more than distilled beverage.
  • Distilled beverage is lower in saturated fat.
  • Malt has a higher glycemic index (59) than distilled beverage (15).

Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof types were 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.
Malt
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8500%
Contains more IronIron +425%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2175%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%

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.
Malt
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 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% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1892.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Malt Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.184mg 0.004mg 14%
Phosphorus 91mg 4mg 12%
Calcium 98mg 0mg 10%
Selenium 5.4µg 0µg 10%
Saturated fat 1.883g 0g 9%
Calories 85kcal 250kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.354mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.37g 0g 7%
Fats 3.29g 0g 5%
Potassium 172mg 2mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.006mg 4%
Carbs 11.2g 0.1g 4%
Magnesium 15mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.04mg 3%
Sodium 60mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.018mg 3%
Cholesterol 10mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.001mg 3%
Fiber 0.5g 0g 2%
Copper 0.037mg 0.021mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.827g 0g 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.259mg 0.013mg 2%
Folate 9µg 0µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.208g 0g 1%
Caffeine 3mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 10.7g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 6.68g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.165mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.268mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.193mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Malt
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3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
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 +11100%
Contains more WaterWater +27.3%
Contains more OtherOther +4400%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/nutrients
  2. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/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.