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Powerade vs. Light beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are powerade and light beer different?

  • Powerade has more vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3 than light beer.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for powerade is 11767% higher.
  • Powerade contains 68 times more sugar than light beer. While powerade contains 6.11g of sugar, light beer contains only 0.09g.
  • Light beer has a lower glycemic index (0) than powerade (65).

Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink and Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol 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 0% 0.3% 1.6% 3.4% 0% 0.27% 0.43% 5.5% 0% 0%
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 IronIron +200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 29% 0% 35308% 114% 0% 0% 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% 1.3% 3.5% 7.3% 0% 7.8% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +449900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Powerade Light beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0.034mg 11767%
Vitamin B12 0.91µg 0.02µg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.565mg 0.391mg 7%
Fructose 3.22g 4%
Phosphorus 1mg 12mg 2%
Choline 0mg 8.8mg 2%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Sodium 42mg 4mg 2%
Carbs 7.84g 0.77g 2%
Iron 0.09mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.005mg 1%
Magnesium 0mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.015mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 46kcal 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.4µg 1%
Protein 0g 0.25g 1%
Copper 0mg 0.006mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.84g 0.77g N/A
Calcium 1mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 18mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 6.11g 0.09g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.008g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 92%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 7.84 g
Water: 91.91 g
Other: 0.2 g
93% 6%
Protein: 0.25 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.77 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 6.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +918.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2950%
~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. Powerade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175108/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.