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Yolk vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yolk and beer different?

  • Yolk is higher than beer in choline, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin D, and folate.
  • Yolk covers your daily need for cholesterol, 362% more than beer.
  • Beer is lower in cholesterol.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than yolk (0).

Egg, yolk, raw, fresh and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, 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.
Yolk
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 39% 9.6% 102% 26% 63% 167% 6.3% 7.2% 305%
Beer
2
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 CalciumCalcium +3125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +303.7%
Contains more IronIron +13550%
Contains more CopperCopper +1440%
Contains more ZincZinc +22900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2685.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +587.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9233.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%

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.
Yolk
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% 127% 52% 81% 44% 122% 0.45% 179% 81% 244% 1.8% 110% 447%
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 +3420%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2012%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +660.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +9650%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2333.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +8020.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2037.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yolk Beer DV% diff.
Cholesterol 1085mg 0mg 362%
Choline 820.2mg 10.1mg 147%
Selenium 56µg 0.6µg 101%
Vitamin B12 1.95µg 0.02µg 80%
Vitamin B5 2.99mg 0.041mg 59%
Phosphorus 390mg 14mg 54%
Saturated fat 9.551g 0g 43%
Vitamin A 381µg 0µg 42%
Fats 26.54g 0g 41%
Vitamin B2 0.528mg 0.025mg 39%
Folate 146µg 6µg 35%
Iron 2.73mg 0.02mg 34%
Protein 15.86g 0.46g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 11.738g 0g 29%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.204g 0g 28%
Vitamin D 218IU 0IU 27%
Vitamin D 5.4µg 0µg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.35mg 0.046mg 23%
Zinc 2.3mg 0.01mg 21%
Vitamin E 2.58mg 0mg 17%
Calories 322kcal 43kcal 14%
Vitamin B1 0.176mg 0.005mg 14%
Calcium 129mg 4mg 13%
Copper 0.077mg 0.005mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.024mg 0.513mg 3%
Manganese 0.055mg 0.008mg 2%
Sodium 48mg 4mg 2%
Potassium 109mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 3.59g 3.55g 0%
Net carbs 3.59g 3.55g N/A
Magnesium 5mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.177mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.687mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.866mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 1.217mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.378mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.949mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.416mg 0mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.114g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yolk
3
16% 27% 4% 52% 2%
Protein: 15.86 g
Fats: 26.54 g
Carbs: 3.59 g
Water: 52.31 g
Other: 1.7 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 +3347.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +75.8%
Contains more OtherOther +137.1%
~equal in Carbs ~3.55g

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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. Yolk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172184/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.