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Diet cola leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Diet cola comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Diet cola for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Beer, light for less sodium.

Evenly matched on fiber, saturated fat and vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN5.5 g
    0.83 g
  • Carbohydrate
    14.5 g
    5.66 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0 g
    0.31 g
  • Total fat
    1.5 g
    0 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    400 mg
    13.79 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN400 mg
    72.41 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN150 mg
    13.79 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN5.5 mg
    0.1 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN50 mg
    17.24 mg
  • 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.