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Whey vs. Wine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whey and wine different?

  • Whey is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, while wine is higher in manganese.
  • Whey covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 12% more than wine.
  • Whey contains 10 times more vitamin B5 than wine. Whey contains 0.383mg of vitamin B5, while wine contains 0.037mg.
  • Wine is lower in sugar.
  • Whey has a higher glycemic index (43) than wine (0).

Whey, sweet, fluid and Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all types were used in this article.

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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.
Whey
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Wine
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.4% 8.7% 14% 2.3% 3.5% 8.6% 0.65% 16% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +487.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +850%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more IronIron +516.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12300%
~equal in Zinc ~0.13mg

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.
Whey
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Wine
2
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% 5.3% 3.1% 2.2% 12% 0% 0% 0.75% 2.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +587%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +935.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +124.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whey Wine DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.28µg 0µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.023mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.383mg 0.037mg 7%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.124mg 5%
Iron 0.06mg 0.37mg 4%
Phosphorus 46mg 20mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 8mg 4%
Calories 27kcal 83kcal 3%
Selenium 1.9µg 0.2µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.005mg 3%
Potassium 161mg 99mg 2%
Protein 0.85g 0.07g 2%
Choline 16mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.031mg 0.054mg 2%
Sodium 54mg 5mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.074mg 0.166mg 1%
Fats 0.36g 0g 1%
Carbs 5.14g 2.72g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 5.14g 2.72g N/A
Sugar 5.14g 0.79g N/A
Copper 0.004mg 0.007mg 0%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.13mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Folate 1µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.1g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.011g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Wine
1
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.72 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 10.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1114.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89%
Contains more OtherOther +1905.7%
~equal in Water ~86.58g

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients
  2. Wine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173185/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.