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Wine vs. Light beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wine and light beer

  • Wine has 2 times more magnesium than light beer. Wine has 11mg of magnesium, while light beer has 5mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, all and Alcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcohol.

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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.
Wine
Wine
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.2% 1.9% 1.1% 2% 0.27% 5.1% 0.52% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +371.4%
Contains more IronIron +1133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%

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.
Wine
Wine
3
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%
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% 3.5% 7.3% 0% 7.8% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +76%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.005mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wine Light beer DV% diff.
Manganese 0.124mg 5%
Iron 0.37mg 0.03mg 4%
Calories 83kcal 46kcal 2%
Vitamin B6 0.054mg 0.034mg 2%
Potassium 99mg 21mg 2%
Folate 1µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.166mg 0.391mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.023mg 0.015mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 5mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.01mg 1%
Carbs 2.72g 0.77g 1%
Choline 5mg 8.8mg 1%
Protein 0.07g 0.25g 0%
Net carbs 2.72g 0.77g N/A
Calcium 8mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0.79g 0.09g N/A
Copper 0.007mg 0.006mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wine
Wine
2
3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.72 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 10.63 g
93% 6%
Protein: 0.25 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.77 g
Water: 92.88 g
Other: 6.1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +253.2%
Contains more OtherOther +74.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +257.1%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~92.88g

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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. Wine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173185/nutrients
  2. Light beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174145/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.