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How Many Calories in Beer?
Calories in popular brands and versions of beer - from regular to light. As fat as nutritional values go - oh dear, no cheers here!
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Alcohol consumption has been proven in a myriad of controlled studies to be linked to high blood pressure, cirrhosis of the liver, vitamin deficiencies, an enlarged heart, lower immunity, cancer (especially colon cancer), memory loss and yes, weight gain.
Oh dear - no 'cheers' here! Particularly since alcoholism runs in my family and I've lost loved ones to this horrible disease.
Drinking is an acceptable form of behavior in our society. When it involves the young, there is generally silliness involved. Young adults don't tend to sit around at a table and converse about the world. No - they commonly tank-up, make jokes about being wasted and do very foolish things. Yes, so do older adults at times but this type of silly behavior is typically found in young drinkers.
Young adults are so intent on growing up - becoming and adult and doing things that adults enjoy. Misjudgment and abuse of this dangerous substance has taken the life of more than one young person due to alcohol poisoning, driving while drinking and becoming violent while drinking as the individual becomes lost and loses control of their sober thoughts.
For females, risk of diseases related to alcohol are high. Just two drinks per day can trigger cirrhosis of the liver.
The trouble with beer is that for a while it provides the buzz that drinkers seek. It starts to take more and beer in order to get the buzz. Once they reach a certain limit they have to switch to hard alcohol to get the buzz.
So how many calories are in beer? What about alcohol content? We have the nutrition facts for beer below, including our favorite choice of beer - root beer. Cheers!
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Carbonated beverage, root beer | Units | Value per 100 grams | 1 fl oz ------- 30.8g | 1 can or bottle (16 fl oz) ------- 493g | 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz) ------- 370g |
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| Proximates | |||||
| Water |
g
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89.30
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27.50
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440.25
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330.41
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| Calories, Energy |
kcal
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41
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13
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202
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152
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| Energy |
kJ
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172
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53
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848
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636
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| Protein |
g
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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| Total lipid (fat) |
g
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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| Ash |
g
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0.10
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0.03
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0.49
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0.37
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| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
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10.60
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3.26
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52.26
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39.22
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| Fiber, total dietary |
g
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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| Sugars, total |
g
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10.60
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3.26
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52.26
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39.22
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| Minerals | |||||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
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5
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2
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25
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18
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| Iron, Fe |
mg
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0.05
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0.02
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0.25
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0.18
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| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
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1
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0
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5
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4
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| Phosphorus, P |
mg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Potassium, K |
mg
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1
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0
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5
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4
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| Sodium, Na |
mg
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13
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4
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64
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48
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| Zinc, Zn |
mg
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0.07
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0.02
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0.35
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0.26
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| Copper, Cu |
mg
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0.007
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0.002
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0.035
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0.026
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| Manganese, Mn |
mg
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0.013
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0.004
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0.064
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0.048
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| Fluoride, F |
µg
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71.0
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21.9
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350.0
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262.7
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| Selenium, Se |
µg
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0.1
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0.0
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0.5
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0.4
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| Vitamins | |||||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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| Thiamin |
mg
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Riboflavin |
mg
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Niacin |
mg
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Pantothenic acid |
mg
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Folate, total |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Folic acid |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Folate, food |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Folate, DFE |
µg_DFE
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Choline, total |
mg
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0.3
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0.1
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1.5
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1.1
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| Vitamin B-12 |
µg
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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| Vitamin B-12, added |
µg
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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| Vitamin A, RAE |
µg_RAE
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Retinol |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Carotene, beta |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Carotene, alpha |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Cryptoxanthin, beta |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Lycopene |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Lutein + zeaxanthin |
µg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) |
mg
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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| Vitamin E, added |
mg
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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0.00
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| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) |
µg
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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| Vitamin D |
IU
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) |
µg
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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| Lipids | |||||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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0.000
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| Cholesterol |
mg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Other | |||||
| Alcohol, ethyl |
g
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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| Caffeine |
mg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Theobromine |
mg
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0
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0
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0
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0
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