Beer, light leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Beer, light comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Cola for less sodium.
Pick Beer, light for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber, saturated fat and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy42 kcal29 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0.24 gWIN
- Carbohydrate10.36 g1.64 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better9.94 g0.09 gWIN
- Total fat0.25 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN3 mg4 mg
- Potassiummore is better5 mg21 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better1 mg4 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.02 mg0.03 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better0 mg5 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.

