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Rye vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between rye and beer

  • Beer has less manganese, fiber, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, magnesium, selenium, and zinc.
  • Rye covers your daily manganese needs 112% more than beer.
  • The glycemic index of beer is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rye grain and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Rye
Rye
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Beer
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1788.9%
Contains more IronIron +13050%
Contains more CopperCopper +7240%
Contains more ZincZinc +26400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2271.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32112.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2216.7%

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.
Rye
Rye
10
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% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
Beer
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% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6220%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +904%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +732.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3451.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +539.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +201%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rye Beer DV% diff.
Manganese 2.577mg 0.008mg 112%
Fiber 15.1g 0g 60%
Phosphorus 332mg 14mg 45%
Copper 0.367mg 0.005mg 40%
Iron 2.63mg 0.02mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.456mg 0.041mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.316mg 0.005mg 26%
Magnesium 110mg 6mg 25%
Carbs 75.86g 3.55g 24%
Zinc 2.65mg 0.01mg 24%
Selenium 13.9µg 0.6µg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.27mg 0.513mg 23%
Protein 10.34g 0.46g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.294mg 0.046mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.251mg 0.025mg 17%
Calories 338kcal 43kcal 15%
Potassium 510mg 27mg 14%
Folate 38µg 6µg 8%
Vitamin E 0.85mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 0µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.767g 0g 5%
Choline 30.4mg 10.1mg 4%
Fats 1.63g 0g 3%
Calcium 24mg 4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.208g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0g 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Net carbs 60.76g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 0.98g 0g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.208mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.286mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.153mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.435mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.317mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.189mg 0mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rye
Rye
3
10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 g
Beer
2
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2147.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2036.9%
Contains more WaterWater +767.5%
Contains more OtherOther +156.7%

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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. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.