Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
beer
versus
chardonnay
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in beer and chardonnay:
Beer has 49% less calories than chardonnay - beer has 43 calories per 100 grams and chardonnay has 84 calories.
Beer | Chardonnay | |
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Protein | 3% | ~ |
Carbohydrates | 33% | 10% |
Fat | ~ | ~ |
Alcohol | 64% | 90% |
Both beer and chardonnay are low in carbohydrates - beer has 3.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and chardonnay has 2.2g of carbohydrates.
Chardonnay and beer contain similar amounts of sugar - chardonnay has 0.96g of sugar per 100 grams and beer does not contain significant amounts.
Beer and chardonnay contain similar amounts of protein - beer has 0.46g of protein per 100 grams and chardonnay has 0.07g of protein.
Beer has more niacin, folate and Vitamin B12. Both beer and chardonnay contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Beer | Chardonnay | |
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Thiamin | 0.005 MG | 0.005 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.025 MG | 0.015 MG |
Niacin | 0.513 MG | 0.108 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.041 MG | 0.045 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.046 MG | 0.05 MG |
Folate | 6 UG | 1 UG |
Vitamin B12 | 0.02 UG | ~ |
Beer and chardonnay contain similar amounts of calcium - beer has 4mg of calcium per 100 grams and chardonnay has 9mg of calcium.
Beer and chardonnay contain similar amounts of iron - beer has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and chardonnay has 0.27mg of iron.
Chardonnay has 163% more potassium than beer - beer has 27mg of potassium per 100 grams and chardonnay has 71mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Beer (Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all) and Chardonnay (Alcoholic beverage, wine, table, white, Chardonnay) .
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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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% | 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 | |||