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Drinking water vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are drinking water and tea different?

  • Tea is higher than drinking water in manganese.
  • Tea covers your daily need for manganese, 17% more than drinking water.

Beverages, water, tap, drinking and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 3.3% 0.27% 0% 0.52% 0% 0%
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 +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg
~equal in Copper ~0.011mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg
~equal in Sodium ~4mg
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drinking water Tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 0.392mg 17%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Potassium 0mg 18mg 1%
Calories 0kcal 1kcal 0%
Protein 0g 0.06g 0%
Carbs 0g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.17g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 2mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.02g N/A
Copper 0.01mg 0.011mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 1mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.032mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 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 +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~99.62g

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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. Drinking water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173647/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.