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

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Important differences between Red Bull and light beer

  • Light beer has less vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
  • Red Bull's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 164% more.
  • Red Bull has 114 times more sugar than light beer. Red Bull has 10.22g of sugar, while light beer has 0.09g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL 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 14% 1.8% 0.26% 2.3% 0.67% 0.27% 0% 5.1% 0.65% 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 +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +600%
Contains more CopperCopper +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg

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% 10% 24% 184% 92% 500% 246% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +586.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2413.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +9750%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2833.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red Bull Light beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 2.167mg 0.034mg 164%
Vitamin B12 1.97µg 0.02µg 81%
Vitamin B3 9.827mg 0.391mg 59%
Vitamin B5 1.54mg 31%
Caffeine 29mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.103mg 0.015mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.005mg 3%
Carbs 10.23g 0.77g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 5mg 3%
Fructose 1.63g 2%
Choline 0.3mg 8.8mg 2%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Sodium 39mg 4mg 2%
Phosphorus 0mg 12mg 2%
Potassium 3mg 21mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 46kcal 0%
Protein 0.46g 0.25g 0%
Net carbs 10.23g 0.77g N/A
Calcium 6mg 4mg 0%
Iron 0.06mg 0.03mg 0%
Sugar 10.22g 0.09g N/A
Copper 0.002mg 0.006mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.005mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 89%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 10.23 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.09 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 +84%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1228.6%
Contains more OtherOther +6677.8%
~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 Bull - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173210/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.