Ginger ale vs. Drinking water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ginger ale and drinking water?

The glycemic index of drinking water is lower.

We used Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale and Beverages, water, tap, drinking types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ginger ale

Drinking water

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+80%
Contains more ZincZinc	+400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-42.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~1mg

~equal in Calcium ~3mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~0mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Ginger ale

Drinking water

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fructose	3.7g		5%
Carbs	8.76g	0g	3%
Calories	34kcal	0kcal	2%
Iron	0.18mg	0mg	2%
Copper	0.018mg	0.01mg	1%
Manganese	0.013mg	0mg	1%
Weight per 100 calories	294g		N/A
Net carbs	8.76g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	1mg	1mg	0%
Calcium	3mg	3mg	0%
Potassium	1mg	0mg	0%
Sugar	8.9g	0g	N/A
Zinc	0.05mg	0.01mg	0%
Sodium	7mg	4mg	0%
Selenium	0.1µg	0µg	0%