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Beans vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beans and tea?

  • Beans have more fiber, copper, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, potassium, magnesium, and folate than tea.
  • Beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 22% higher.
  • Beans have a higher glycemic index (33) than tea (0).

We used Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water types in this comparison.

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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.
Beans
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1544.4%
Contains more IronIron +2800%
Contains more CopperCopper +1772.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +13900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Beans
10
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Tea
Tea
1
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% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +10166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Tea DV% diff.
Copper 0.206mg 0.011mg 22%
Fiber 5.5g 0g 22%
Manganese 0.392mg 17%
Phosphorus 104mg 1mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0mg 13%
Zinc 1.4mg 0.01mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.001mg 10%
Protein 4.8g 0.06g 9%
Selenium 4.5µg 0µg 8%
Potassium 296mg 18mg 8%
Carbs 20.49g 0.17g 7%
Magnesium 32mg 2mg 7%
Choline 30.8mg 0.3mg 6%
Folate 24µg 0µg 6%
Calories 105kcal 1kcal 5%
Calcium 50mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.003mg 4%
Iron 0.29mg 0.01mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 0.032mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.4g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 7.78g 0.02g N/A
Sodium 1mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.103g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
4
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +7900%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11952.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1040%
Contains more WaterWater +37.2%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/nutrients
  2. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

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

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