Espresso vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between espresso and tea?
- Espresso is higher in vitamin B3, magnesium, and vitamin B2, yet tea is higher in manganese.
- Espresso's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 32% more.
- Espresso has 59 times more vitamin B2 than tea. While espresso has 0.177mg of vitamin B2, tea has only 0.003mg.
We used Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +3900% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +538.9% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1200% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +354.5% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +400% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +600% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +50% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -71.4% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +684% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +5800% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +16171.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +115.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +100% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +766.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Caffeine | 212mg | 11mg | 50% |
| Vitamin B3 | 5.207mg | 0.032mg | 32% |
| Magnesium | 80mg | 2mg | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.05mg | 0.392mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.177mg | 0.003mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.05mg | 0.011mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 115mg | 18mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.13mg | 0.01mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.092g | 0g | 1% |
| Carbs | 1.67g | 0.17g | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 7mg | 1mg | 1% |
| Calories | 9kcal | 1kcal | 0% |
| Protein | 0.12g | 0.06g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.18g | 0g | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 1.67g | 0.17g | N/A |
| Calcium | 2mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0g | 0.02g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0.05mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 14mg | 4mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.01mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.001mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.028mg | 0.013mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.002mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Folate | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Choline | 2.6mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.092g | 0g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +100% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +882.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +53.3% |
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Water
~99.62g
