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Oats vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between oats and beer

  • Beer contains less manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, iron, fiber, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate than oats.
  • Oats' daily need coverage for manganese is 213% higher.
  • Oats have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of oats is 59, while the glycemic index of beer is 104.

The food types used in this comparison are Oats 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.
Oats
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
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 +2850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1488.9%
Contains more IronIron +23500%
Contains more CopperCopper +12420%
Contains more ZincZinc +39600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3635.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61350%

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.
Oats
6
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% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Beer
2
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 B1Vitamin B1 +15160%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +456%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3190.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~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 Oats Beer DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 0.008mg 213%
Phosphorus 523mg 14mg 73%
Copper 0.626mg 0.005mg 69%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0.005mg 63%
Iron 4.72mg 0.02mg 59%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Magnesium 177mg 6mg 41%
Zinc 3.97mg 0.01mg 36%
Protein 16.89g 0.46g 33%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 0.041mg 26%
Carbs 66.27g 3.55g 21%
Calories 389kcal 43kcal 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 0g 17%
Folate 56µg 6µg 13%
Potassium 429mg 27mg 12%
Fats 6.9g 0g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.025mg 9%
Saturated fat 1.217g 0g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.046mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 0g 5%
Calcium 54mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.513mg 3%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Net carbs 55.67g 3.55g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
3
17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 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 +3571.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1766.8%
Contains more WaterWater +1018.7%
Contains more OtherOther +134.3%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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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