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Beer, light leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Beer, light comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Coffee liqueur for less sodium.

Pick Beer, light for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    0.03 g
    0.83 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    13.93 g
    5.66 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    11.4 g
    0.31 gWIN
  • Total fat
    0.09 g
    0 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.03 g
    0 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN2.38 mg
    13.79 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    8.93 mg
    72.41 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    0.3 mg
    13.79 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.02 mg
    0.1 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    0.89 mg
    17.24 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 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.

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