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Espresso vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between espresso and whisky

  • Espresso has more vitamin B3, magnesium, and vitamin B2 than whisky.
  • Espresso's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 32% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11400%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +257.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +525%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.
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 0.67% 0% 0% 0.2% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75%
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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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10314%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Whisky DV% diff.
Caffeine 212mg 53%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 0.05mg 32%
Magnesium 80mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.001mg 14%
Calories 9kcal 250kcal 12%
Copper 0.05mg 0.014mg 4%
Potassium 115mg 1mg 3%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.008mg 2%
Carbs 1.67g 0.1g 1%
Iron 0.13mg 0.02mg 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 3mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.008mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 0g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 750kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 1111g 40g N/A
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 0.1g N/A
Calcium 2mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.1g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 g
Whisky
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64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1570%
Contains more WaterWater +53.1%
Contains more OtherOther +15552.2%

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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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/nutrients
  2. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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.