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
The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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
The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
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% |
| Carbs | 1.67g | 0.17g | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 7mg | 1mg | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.092g | 0g | 1% |
| Calories | 9kcal | 1kcal | 0% |
| Protein | 0.12g | 0.06g | 0% |
| Protein per 100 calories | 1.3g | 6g | N/A |
| Calories per 10 g protein | 750kcal | 167kcal | N/A |
| Weight per 100 calories | 1111g | 10000g | N/A |
| 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% |
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Water
~99.62g
