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Oats vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between oats and whisky

  • The amount of manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, iron, fiber, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate in oats is higher than in whisky.
  • Oats cover your daily manganese needs 213% more than whisky.
  • Oats have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of oats is 59, while the glycemic index of whisky is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Oats 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.
Oats
8
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%
Whisky
1
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 +42800%
Contains more IronIron +23500%
Contains more CopperCopper +4371.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +19750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17333.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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%
Whisky
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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9437.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1822%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oats Whisky DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 0.008mg 213%
Phosphorus 523mg 3mg 74%
Copper 0.626mg 0.014mg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0.008mg 63%
Iron 4.72mg 0.02mg 59%
Magnesium 177mg 0mg 42%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Zinc 3.97mg 0.02mg 36%
Protein 16.89g 0g 34%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 0mg 27%
Carbs 66.27g 0.1g 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 0g 17%
Folate 56µg 0µg 14%
Potassium 429mg 1mg 13%
Fats 6.9g 0g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.001mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0mg 9%
Calories 389kcal 250kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.05mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.217g 0g 6%
Calcium 54mg 0mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 0g 5%
Net carbs 55.67g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 2mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 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
Whisky
2
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 +66170%
Contains more WaterWater +677.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1993%

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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. 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.

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