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Soy milk vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soy milk and beer

  • The amount of copper, manganese, iron, selenium, vitamin B5, and phosphorus in soy milk is higher than in beer.
  • Soy milk covers your daily need for copper, 14% more than beer.
  • Soy milk has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soy milk is 37, while the glycemic index of beer is 104.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
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Beer
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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 +316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +525%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +337%
Contains more IronIron +3100%
Contains more CopperCopper +2460%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +271.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2687.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%

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% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Beer
Beer
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +176%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +809.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +133.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.513mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soy milk Beer DV% diff.
Copper 0.128mg 0.005mg 14%
Manganese 0.223mg 0.008mg 9%
Iron 0.64mg 0.02mg 8%
Selenium 4.8µg 0.6µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0.041mg 7%
Protein 3.27g 0.46g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0g 6%
Magnesium 25mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.005mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 14mg 5%
Folate 18µg 6µg 3%
Fats 1.75g 0g 3%
Potassium 118mg 27mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.025mg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.046mg 2%
Choline 23.6mg 10.1mg 2%
Calcium 25mg 4mg 2%
Sodium 51mg 4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0g 1%
Calories 54kcal 43kcal 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.01mg 1%
Carbs 6.28g 3.55g 1%
Net carbs 5.68g 3.55g N/A
Sugar 3.99g 0g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.513mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Beer
Beer
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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 +610.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.9%
Contains more OtherOther +520%
~equal in Water ~91.96g

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.