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Orange juice vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are orange juice and beer different?

  • Orange juice has more vitamin C, vitamin B1, folate, and potassium than beer.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for orange juice is 56% higher.
  • Orange juice has a lower glycemic index (50) than beer (104).

Orange juice, raw and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Beer
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 +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +640.7%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +780%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%

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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Beer
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +363.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange juice Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin C 50mg 0mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.005mg 7%
Folate 30µg 6µg 6%
Potassium 200mg 27mg 5%
Copper 0.044mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.041mg 3%
Carbs 10.4g 3.55g 2%
Iron 0.2mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 10.1mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 6mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.513mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.6µg 1%
Calories 45kcal 43kcal 0%
Protein 0.7g 0.46g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 10.2g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 8.4g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 17mg 14mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.025mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.046mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Beer
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 +52.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193%
Contains more OtherOther +907.5%
~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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.