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Espresso vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are espresso and coffee different?

  • Espresso has more vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B2, and copper than coffee.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for espresso is 31% higher.
  • Espresso contains 27 times more magnesium than coffee. While espresso contains 80mg of magnesium, coffee contains only 3mg.

Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
Coffee
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.7%
Contains more IronIron +1200%
Contains more CopperCopper +2400%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +117.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Calcium ~2mg
~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 0.67% 0% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
Coffee
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +132.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2626.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +807.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.01mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~2.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Coffee DV% diff.
Caffeine 212mg 40mg 43%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 0.191mg 31%
Magnesium 80mg 3mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.076mg 8%
Copper 0.05mg 0.002mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0.254mg 5%
Potassium 115mg 49mg 2%
Iron 0.13mg 0.01mg 2%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.023mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.001g 1%
Carbs 1.67g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.014mg 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 3mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Calories 9kcal 1kcal 0%
Protein 0.12g 0.12g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.02g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 0g N/A
Calcium 2mg 2mg 0%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 1µg 2µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.015g 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
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 g
Coffee
Coffee
2
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more FatsFats +800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +104.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.12g
~equal in Water ~99.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Coffee
Coffee
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11% 83% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/nutrients
  2. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.