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Espresso vs. Iced tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between espresso and iced tea?

  • Espresso is richer than iced tea in magnesium.
  • Espresso's daily need coverage for magnesium is 19% more.
  • Espresso has 6 times more potassium than iced tea. While espresso has 115mg of potassium, iced tea has only 19mg.
  • The glycemic index of espresso is lower.

We used Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Beverages, NESTEA, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon types 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% 1.7% 0% 2.7% 1.6% 15% 2.7% 17% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +505.3%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +525%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +20%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +414.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +162%
~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.
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Iced tea DV% diff.
Caffeine 212mg 3mg 52%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 33%
Magnesium 80mg 1mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 14%
Copper 0.05mg 0.008mg 5%
Phosphorus 7mg 36mg 4%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.131mg 4%
Potassium 115mg 19mg 3%
Carbs 1.67g 9.09g 2%
Iron 0.13mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 1%
Calories 9kcal 36kcal 1%
Protein 0.12g 0g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 9.09g N/A
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 0g 9.09g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.06mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 91.18 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-185.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +444.3%
~equal in Water ~91.18g

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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. Iced tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174847/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.