Instant coffee, prepared leads 6–2 · 8 categories decided · 2 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Instant coffee, prepared comes out ahead, winning 6 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Instant coffee, prepared for more protein, less sugar, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Beer, light for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Evenly matched on fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN5 g0.83 g
- Carbohydrate17 g5.66 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0 g0.31 g
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.1 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better200 mg13.79 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN1500 mg72.41 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN200 mg13.79 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2 mg0.1 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN200 mg17.24 mg
- 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.

