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Baby food vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between baby food and coffee

  • Baby food is richer than coffee in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for baby food is 594% higher.
  • Coffee has a lower glycemic index than baby food.

Food types used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Coffee
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +791.8%
Contains more IronIron +474900%
Contains more CopperCopper +16600%
Contains more ZincZinc +11900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12966.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +36700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17314.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18074.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +322.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1400%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
Contains more CholineCholine +792.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Coffee DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.01mg 594%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.191mg 216%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.076mg 203%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.014mg 202%
Calcium 733mg 2mg 73%
Phosphorus 392mg 3mg 56%
Selenium 25.9µg 0µg 47%
Copper 0.334mg 0.002mg 37%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Protein 12.2g 0.12g 24%
Carbs 73.4g 0g 24%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.01mg 24%
Magnesium 100mg 3mg 23%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.02mg 22%
Calories 379kcal 1kcal 19%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.254mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.001mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.001g 11%
Potassium 437mg 49mg 11%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Folate 43µg 2µg 10%
Fats 4.4g 0.02g 7%
Choline 23.2mg 2.6mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0.015g 3%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0.002g 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.023mg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Coffee
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99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10066.7%
Contains more FatsFats +21900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +602.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1383.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Coffee
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11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7940%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +169600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.