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Black tea vs. Quinoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between black tea and quinoa

  • Black tea has less phosphorus, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, folate, and vitamin B1.
  • Quinoa's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 22% more.
  • Quinoa has a higher glycemic index than black tea.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water and Quinoa, cooked.

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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 2.1% 0% 3.3% 0.75% 3.3% 0.55% 0.43% 0.39% 29% 0%
Quinoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 5.1% 15% 56% 64% 30% 65% 0.91% 82% 15%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2033.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +364.9%
Contains more IronIron +7350%
Contains more CopperCopper +1820%
Contains more ZincZinc +5350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +188.1%
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.
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% 3.2% 0% 0.66% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0.22%
Quinoa
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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% 13% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 0% 28% 0% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +685.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more CholineCholine +5650%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black tea Quinoa DV% diff.
Phosphorus 1mg 152mg 22%
Copper 0.01mg 0.192mg 20%
Iron 0.02mg 1.49mg 18%
Manganese 0.219mg 0.631mg 18%
Magnesium 3mg 64mg 15%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Zinc 0.02mg 1.09mg 10%
Folate 5µg 42µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.123mg 9%
Protein 0g 4.4g 9%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.107mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.014mg 0.11mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 1.078g 7%
Carbs 0.3g 21.3g 7%
Starch 17.63g 7%
Calories 1kcal 120kcal 6%
Selenium 0µg 2.8µg 5%
Caffeine 20mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.63mg 4%
Choline 0.4mg 23mg 4%
Potassium 37mg 172mg 4%
Fats 0g 1.92g 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.412mg 3%
Calcium 0mg 17mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.231g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.528g 1%
Net carbs 0.3g 18.5g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.87g N/A
Sodium 3mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.011mg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.052mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.131mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.157mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.261mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.239mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.127mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.3 g
Water: 99.7 g
Other: 0 g
Quinoa
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4% 2% 21% 72%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 1.92 g
Carbs: 21.3 g
Water: 71.61 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +39.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7000%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 14% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Quinoa
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13% 29% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.231 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.078 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +52700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +26850%

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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. Black tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173227/nutrients
  2. Quinoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168917/nutrients

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

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