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Espresso vs. Green tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are espresso and green tea different?

  • Espresso is richer in vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B2, and copper, while green tea is higher in vitamin C.
  • Espresso covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 33% more than green tea.

Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng, and honey, sweetened 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 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 0% 0.26% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2200%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140%
~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%
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 26% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3900%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Green tea DV% diff.
Caffeine 212mg 4mg 52%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 0mg 33%
Magnesium 80mg 1mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 7.7mg 8%
Copper 0.05mg 0.005mg 5%
Fructose 3.59g 4%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.12mg 3%
Potassium 115mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.04mg 3%
Carbs 1.67g 7.16g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0mg 1%
Calories 9kcal 30kcal 1%
Phosphorus 7mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.13mg 0.02mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Protein 0.12g 0g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 7.16g N/A
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0g 6.87g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0g 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
7% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 7.16 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 0.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~92.65g

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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. Green tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171883/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.