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Coffee vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coffee and Coca-Cola different?

  • Coffee has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B5 than Coca-Cola.
  • Coffee has a lower glycemic index (0) than Coca-Cola (63).

Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola 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.
Coffee
Coffee
5
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2350%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1050%
Contains more IronIron +1000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~2mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.02mg

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.
Coffee
Coffee
9
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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +766.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coffee Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Caffeine 40mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0mg 5%
Carbs 0g 9.56g 3%
Calories 1kcal 37kcal 2%
Phosphorus 3mg 10mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0mg 1%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.002mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.191mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 3mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.01mg 0.11mg 1%
Potassium 49mg 2mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.07g 0%
Fats 0.02g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 0g 9.56g N/A
Calcium 2mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0g 8.97g N/A
Copper 0.002mg 0.001mg 0%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0g 0%
Threonine 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Coffee
Coffee
3
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +71.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1075%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Fats ~0.02g
~equal in Water ~90.31g

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/nutrients
  2. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.