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Orange juice vs. Light beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between orange juice and light beer

  • Orange juice is richer than light beer in vitamin C, vitamin B1, folate, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for orange juice is 56% higher.
  • Orange juice contains 93 times more sugar than light beer. Orange juice contains 8.4g of sugar, while light beer contains 0.09g.
  • Light beer has a lower glycemic index than orange juice.

Food types used in this article are Orange juice, raw and Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.2% 1.9% 1.1% 2% 0.27% 5.1% 0.52% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +852.4%
Contains more IronIron +566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +633.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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%
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% 3.5% 7.3% 0% 7.8% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 4.8%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +41.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.391mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Orange juice Light beer DV% diff.
Vitamin C 50mg 0mg 56%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.005mg 7%
Folate 30µg 6µg 6%
Potassium 200mg 21mg 5%
Copper 0.044mg 0.006mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Carbs 10.4g 0.77g 3%
Iron 0.2mg 0.03mg 2%
Calcium 11mg 4mg 1%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 5mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.015mg 1%
Phosphorus 17mg 12mg 1%
Protein 0.7g 0.25g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.4µg 1%
Calories 45kcal 46kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 10.2g 0.77g N/A
Sugar 8.4g 0.09g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.391mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 6.2mg 8.8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.003mg 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
93% 6%
Protein: 0.25 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.77 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 6.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +180%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1250.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1425%
~equal in Water ~92.88g

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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. Light beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174145/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.