Water vs. Ginger ale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are water and ginger ale different?

Ginger ale has a higher glycemic index (63) than water (0).

Beverages, water, tap, well and Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Water

Ginger ale

Contains less SodiumSodium

-28.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Magnesium ~1mg

~equal in Calcium ~3mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Water

Ginger ale

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fructose		3.7g	5%
Carbs	0g	8.76g	3%
Calories	0kcal	34kcal	2%
Iron	0mg	0.18mg	2%
Manganese	0mg	0.013mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories		294g	N/A
Net carbs	0g	8.76g	N/A
Magnesium	1mg	1mg	0%
Calcium	3mg	3mg	0%
Potassium	0mg	1mg	0%
Sugar		8.9g	N/A
Copper	0.016mg	0.018mg	0%
Zinc	0.01mg	0.05mg	0%
Sodium	5mg	7mg	0%
Selenium		0.1µg	0%