Instant coffee, prepared leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided · 5 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Instant coffee, prepared comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Instant coffee, prepared for less sugar, more potassium and more iron.
Pick Beer, light for more protein and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber, saturated fat, sodium, calcium and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy2 kcal29 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.1 g0.24 gWIN
- Carbohydrate0.34 g1.64 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g0.09 g
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is better4 mg4 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN30 mg21 mg
- Calciummore is better4 mg4 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.04 mg0.03 mg
- Magnesiummore is better4 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.

