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Nutmeg vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are nutmeg and beer different?

  • Nutmeg is higher than beer in manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and calcium.
  • Nutmeg covers your daily need for saturated fat, 130% more than beer.
  • Beer is lower in saturated fat.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than nutmeg (0).

Spices, nutmeg, ground and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all 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.
Nutmeg
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Beer
1
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 +2950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1196.3%
Contains more IronIron +15100%
Contains more CopperCopper +20440%
Contains more ZincZinc +21400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1421.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +166.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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.
Nutmeg
7
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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Beer
3
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6820%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +247.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nutmeg Beer DV% diff.
Manganese 2.9mg 0.008mg 126%
Saturated fat 25.94g 0g 118%
Copper 1.027mg 0.005mg 114%
Fiber 20.8g 0g 83%
Fats 36.31g 0g 56%
Magnesium 183mg 6mg 42%
Iron 3.04mg 0.02mg 38%
Phosphorus 213mg 14mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.346mg 0.005mg 28%
Calories 525kcal 43kcal 24%
Zinc 2.15mg 0.01mg 19%
Calcium 184mg 4mg 18%
Folate 76µg 6µg 18%
Carbs 49.29g 3.55g 15%
Protein 5.84g 0.46g 11%
Potassium 350mg 27mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 0.046mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 0g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.299mg 0.513mg 5%
Vitamin C 3mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 0g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.025mg 2%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.6µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 16mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 28.49g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 2.99g 0g N/A
Choline 8.8mg 10.1mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nutmeg
3
6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Beer
2
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 +1169.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1288.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1376.1%
Contains more OtherOther +73%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.

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