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Spread vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between spread and beer?

  • Beer has less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, vitamin E, iron, and choline than spread.
  • Spread's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 46% higher.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index than beer.

We used Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all types in this comparison.

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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.
Spread
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Beer
1
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 +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +307.4%
Contains more IronIron +3850%
Contains more CopperCopper +2500%
Contains more ZincZinc +10100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +321.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1516.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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.
Spread
11
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3340%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +436%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +237.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +948.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +516.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0.02µg 46%
Sodium 1013mg 4mg 44%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0g 27%
Fats 17.34g 0g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0g 17%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.6µg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.005mg 14%
Copper 0.13mg 0.005mg 14%
Protein 7.66g 0.46g 14%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0mg 12%
Calories 235kcal 43kcal 10%
Iron 0.79mg 0.02mg 10%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.01mg 9%
Choline 62.3mg 10.1mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.025mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.513mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.041mg 8%
Phosphorus 59mg 14mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.046mg 6%
Carbs 11.94g 3.55g 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Potassium 110mg 27mg 2%
Folate 2µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 12mg 4mg 1%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.008mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 0g 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 3.55g N/A
Magnesium 8mg 6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +1565.2%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +236.3%
Contains more WaterWater +52.6%
Contains more OtherOther +45%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.