Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cooked
beef
versus
beer
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beef and beer:
Beef is high in calories and beer has 84% less calories than beef - beef has 277 calories per 100 grams and beer has 43 calories.
Beef | Beer | |
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Protein | 38% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 33% |
Fat | 62% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | 63% |
Both beer and beef are low in carbohydrates - beer has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and beef does not contain significant amounts.
Beef is an excellent source of protein and it has 54 times more protein than beer - beef has 25.4g of protein per 100 grams and beer has 0.46g of protein.
Beef is high in saturated fat and beer has less saturated fat than beef - beef has 7.3g of saturated fat per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beer has less trans fat than beef - beef has 1.2g of trans fat per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beer has less cholesterol than beef - beef has 88mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - beef has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin D - beef has 2iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - beef has 0.12mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beef and beer contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - beef has 3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beef has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12. Both beef and beer contain significant amounts of folate.
Beef | Beer | |
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Thiamin | 0.051 MG | 0.005 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.176 MG | 0.025 MG |
Niacin | 4.537 MG | 0.513 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.658 MG | 0.041 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.336 MG | 0.046 MG |
Folate | 11 UG | 6 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 2.9 UG | 0.02 UG |
Beef has signficantly more calcium than beer - beef has 35mg of calcium per 100 grams and beer has 4mg of calcium.
Beef is a great source of iron and it has 111 times more iron than beer - beef has 2.3mg of iron per 100 grams and beer has 0.02mg of iron.
Beef is a great source of potassium and it has 919% more potassium than beer - beef has 275mg of potassium per 100 grams and beer has 27mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
MG | 5% | cholesterol | 5% | MG | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||