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Beer vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beer and ice cream different?

  • Ice cream is higher than beer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, vitamin A, zinc, and potassium.
  • Ice cream covers your daily need for saturated fat, 34% more than beer.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index (104) than ice cream (62).

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Ice creams, vanilla 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.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +637%
Contains more IronIron +350%
Contains more CopperCopper +360%
Contains more ZincZinc +6800%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Manganese ~0.008mg

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.
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 2% 3% 39% 6% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +720%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +860%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1317.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1850%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.048mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Ice cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0g 6.79g 31%
Fats 0g 11g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.24mg 17%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 0.39µg 15%
Phosphorus 14mg 105mg 13%
Vitamin A 0µg 118µg 13%
Calcium 4mg 128mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 0.581mg 11%
Calories 43kcal 207kcal 8%
Carbs 3.55g 23.6g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 2.969g 7%
Protein 0.46g 3.5g 6%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.69mg 6%
Potassium 27mg 199mg 5%
Fiber 0g 0.7g 3%
Sodium 4mg 80mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.041mg 3%
Choline 10.1mg 26mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.452g 3%
Magnesium 6mg 14mg 2%
Copper 0.005mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0.116mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 8 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Iron 0.02mg 0.09mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 1.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 935kcal 591kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 48g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.5 N/A
Net carbs 3.55g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 0g 21.22g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Folate 6µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +50.8%
Contains more OtherOther +347.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +660.9%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +564.8%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients
  2. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.