Powerade vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are powerade and malt different?
- Powerade is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3; however, malt is richer in vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for powerade is 11766% higher.
- Powerade contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than malt. While powerade contains 1.565mg of vitamin B3, malt contains only 0.259mg.
- Powerade has less saturated fat.
Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -30% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +9700% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +855.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +133.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +4000% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +9000% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +504.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +332508.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +116.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +390.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B6 | 153mg | 0.046mg | 11766% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.91µg | 0.42µg | 20% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.184mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 1mg | 91mg | 13% |
| Selenium | 0µg | 5.4µg | 10% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 98mg | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 0.008g | 1.883g | 9% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.565mg | 0.259mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.354mg | 7% |
| Protein | 0g | 3.37g | 7% |
| Potassium | 18mg | 172mg | 5% |
| Fats | 0.05g | 3.29g | 5% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 15mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.037mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.41mg | 4% |
| Fructose | 3.22g | 4% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 0.054mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0mg | 0.08mg | 3% |
| Calories | 32kcal | 85kcal | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 10mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 26µg | 3% |
| Folate | 0µg | 9µg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0.5g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.011g | 0.827g | 2% |
| Iron | 0.09mg | 0.21mg | 2% |
| Caffeine | 0mg | 3mg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.028g | 0.208g | 1% |
| Carbs | 7.84g | 11.2g | 1% |
| Sodium | 42mg | 60mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 7.84g | 10.7g | N/A |
| Sugar | 6.11g | 6.68g | N/A |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.06mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.074mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.143mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.165mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.268mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.142mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.074mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.15mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.193mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.077mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more WaterWater | +13% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +6480% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +42.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +300% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99.6% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +7418.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +642.9% |
