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Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder and tea

  • Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder is higher than tea in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, potassium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, manganese, selenium, choline, and calcium.
  • Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 175% more than tea.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with 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 222% 42% 309% 143% 23% 3% 123% 3% 159% 94%
Tea
Tea
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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 +15450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19350%
Contains more IronIron +37900%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 314% 526% 5.8% 0% 0% 4.8% 0% 56%
Tea
Tea
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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% 0% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87634.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +646.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +33866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 28.075mg 0.032mg 175%
Vitamin B2 1.36mg 0.003mg 104%
Potassium 3501mg 18mg 102%
Magnesium 311mg 2mg 74%
Iron 3.8mg 0.01mg 47%
Phosphorus 286mg 1mg 41%
Manganese 1.222mg 0.392mg 36%
Selenium 17.3µg 0µg 31%
Caffeine 122mg 11mg 28%
Carbs 76g 0.17g 25%
Protein 11.6g 0.06g 23%
Calories 351kcal 1kcal 18%
Choline 101.9mg 0.3mg 18%
Calcium 140mg 3mg 14%
Copper 0.069mg 0.011mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.097mg 0.013mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.01mg 1%
Sodium 23mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.101g 0g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 76g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.101g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.021g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0%
Leucine 0.456mg 0%
Lysine 0.092mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.25mg 0%
Valine 0.263mg 0%
Histidine 0.158mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 76% 3% 9%
Protein: 11.6 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 76 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 9 g
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44605.9%
Contains more OtherOther +5900%
Contains more WaterWater +3013.1%

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. Beverages, coffee, instant, decaffeinated, powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174133/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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