Ginger ale leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided · 4 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Ginger ale comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brandy / cognac (distilled) for less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Ginger ale for more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on protein, fiber, saturated fat and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy295 kcal34 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0 g
- Carbohydrate0 g8.76 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better—8.9 g
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg7 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN2 mg1 mg
- Calciummore is better0 mg3 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.04 mg0.18 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better0 mg1 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

