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Monster energy drink vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between Monster energy drink and beer

  • Beer has less vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Monster energy drink covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 103% more than beer.
  • Beer contains 28 times less vitamin B2 than Monster energy drink. Monster energy drink contains 0.708mg of vitamin B2, while beer contains 0.025mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, MONSTER energy drink, low carb and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.8% 0% 0%
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 163% 156% 0% 192% 313% 0% 0% 0%
Beer
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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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2732%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1524.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1710.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Monster energy drink Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.5µg 0.02µg 103%
Vitamin B6 0.833mg 0.046mg 61%
Vitamin B2 0.708mg 0.025mg 53%
Vitamin B3 8.333mg 0.513mg 49%
Caffeine 30mg 0mg 8%
Sodium 75mg 4mg 3%
Calories 5kcal 43kcal 2%
Choline 0mg 10.1mg 2%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Phosphorus 0mg 14mg 2%
Magnesium 0mg 6mg 1%
Carbs 1.38g 3.55g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 1%
Potassium 0mg 27mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Protein 0g 0.46g 1%
Copper 0mg 0.005mg 1%
Net carbs 1.38g 3.55g N/A
Calcium 0mg 4mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Sugar 1.38g 0g N/A
Zinc 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 1.38 g
Water: 98.35 g
Other: 0.27 g
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +157.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1392.6%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~91.96g

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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. Monster energy drink - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173162/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.