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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

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    WIN0.83 g
    0.04 g
  • Carbohydrate
    5.66 g
    8.38 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    WIN0.31 g
    8.35 g
  • Total fat
    0 g
    0.04 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    WIN13.79 mg
    39.87 mg
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN72.41 mg
    11.76 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    WIN13.79 mg
    0.65 mg
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.1 mg
    0.05 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN17.24 mg
    0.65 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    1.05 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.

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