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Beetroot vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beetroot and coffee different?

  • Beetroot has more folate, manganese, fiber, iron, potassium, copper, vitamin C, phosphorus, and vitamin B6 than coffee.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for beetroot is 27% higher.
  • Coffee has a lower glycemic index (0) than beetroot (64).

Beets, raw and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water are the varieties used in this article.

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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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
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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 +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +563.3%
Contains more IronIron +7900%
Contains more CopperCopper +3650%
Contains more ZincZinc +1650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1330.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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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 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +121.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +5350%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Coffee DV% diff.
Folate 109µg 2µg 27%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.023mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.01mg 10%
Copper 0.075mg 0.002mg 8%
Potassium 325mg 49mg 8%
Magnesium 23mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.001mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 0mg 5%
Phosphorus 40mg 3mg 5%
Carbs 9.56g 0g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.076mg 3%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.02mg 3%
Sodium 78mg 2mg 3%
Protein 1.61g 0.12g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.254mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 1kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.014mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.191mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 2mg 1%
Choline 6mg 2.6mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 0g N/A
Sugar 6.76g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.001mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 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 +1241.7%
Contains more FatsFats +750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +129.8%
Contains more WaterWater +13.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
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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 +113.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.6%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/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.