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Coffee vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are coffee and sugar substitute different?

  • Coffee contains less calcium than sugar substitute.
  • Sugar substitute covers your daily need for calcium, 88% more than coffee.
  • Sugar substitute has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sugar substitute is 40, while the glycemic index of coffee is 0.

Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown types were 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
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 264% 3.4% 6% 2.3% 1.1% 3.4% 75% 2.9% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43850%
Contains more IronIron +1500%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +166.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.022mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
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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%
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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +406.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +217.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.015mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coffee Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 2mg 879mg 88%
Carbs 0g 84.77g 28%
Sodium 2mg 572mg 25%
Calories 1kcal 347kcal 17%
Caffeine 40mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.015mg 5%
Protein 0.12g 2.06g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.08mg 3%
Iron 0.01mg 0.16mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Folate 2µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.191mg 1%
Magnesium 3mg 6mg 1%
Phosphorus 3mg 8mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Copper 0.002mg 0.007mg 1%
Fats 0.02g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0g 84.17g N/A
Potassium 49mg 39mg 0%
Sugar 0g 4.03g N/A
Zinc 0.02mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.015mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 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
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99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
2% 85% 9% 4%
Protein: 2.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 84.77 g
Water: 9.14 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +987.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1616.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +757.4%

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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. Sugar substitute - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170675/nutrients

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

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