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Red Wine vs. Light beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between red Wine and light beer

  • Red Wine is richer than light beer in iron.
  • Red Wine contains 6 times more potassium than light beer. Red Wine contains 127mg of potassium, while light beer contains 21mg.

Food types used in this article are Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, red 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 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
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 +140%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +504.8%
Contains more IronIron +1433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 1% 0.75% 3.1%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.005mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red Wine Light beer DV% diff.
Manganese 0.132mg 6%
Iron 0.46mg 0.03mg 5%
Potassium 127mg 21mg 3%
Calories 85kcal 46kcal 2%
Magnesium 12mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.034mg 2%
Phosphorus 23mg 12mg 2%
Folate 1µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.224mg 0.391mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.015mg 1%
Choline 5.7mg 8.8mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.01mg 1%
Copper 0.011mg 0.006mg 1%
Carbs 2.61g 0.77g 1%
Protein 0.07g 0.25g 0%
Net carbs 2.61g 0.77g N/A
Calcium 8mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g 0.09g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.005mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 86% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.61 g
Water: 86.49 g
Other: 10.83 g
93% 6%
Protein: 0.25 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.77 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 6.1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +239%
Contains more OtherOther +77.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +257.1%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~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. Red Wine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173190/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.