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 Beer, light for more protein, less sugar, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Whiskey sour for more vitamin C.
Evenly matched on fiber and saturated fat.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN0.83 g0.04 g
- Carbohydrate5.66 g8.38 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.31 g8.35 g
- Total fat0 g0.04 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN13.79 mg39.87 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN72.41 mg11.76 mg
- Calciummore is betterWIN13.79 mg0.65 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN0.1 mg0.05 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN17.24 mg0.65 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg1.05 mgWIN
- 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.

