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Espresso vs. Sugar substitute — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are espresso and sugar substitute different?

  • Espresso is higher in magnesium and vitamin B2; however, sugar substitute is richer in calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for calcium for sugar substitute is 88% higher.
  • Espresso contains 13 times more magnesium than sugar substitute. While espresso contains 80mg of magnesium, sugar substitute contains only 6mg.
  • Espresso has less sodium.
  • Espresso has a lower glycemic index (0) than sugar substitute (40).

Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Sweeteners, sugar substitute, granulated, brown 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%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +194.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +614.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43850%
Contains more IronIron +23.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
~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% 3.8% 3.5% 0% 4.8% 3.5% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1080%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +650%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Sugar substitute DV% diff.
Calcium 2mg 879mg 88%
Caffeine 212mg 53%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 33%
Carbs 1.67g 84.77g 28%
Sodium 14mg 572mg 24%
Magnesium 80mg 6mg 18%
Calories 9kcal 347kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.015mg 12%
Copper 0.05mg 0.007mg 5%
Protein 0.12g 2.06g 4%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Potassium 115mg 39mg 2%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.022mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.015mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0.08mg 1%
Starch 3.52g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.015mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 84.17g N/A
Iron 0.13mg 0.16mg 0%
Sugar 0g 4.03g N/A
Zinc 0.05mg 0.04mg 0%
Phosphorus 7mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 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
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 +970%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1616.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4976%
Contains more OtherOther +1652.2%

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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. 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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