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Gatorade vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between gatorade and tea?

  • Tea is richer than gatorade in manganese.
  • Tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 16% more.
  • Gatorade has 262 times more sugar than tea. While gatorade has 5.24g of sugar, tea has only 0.02g.
  • The glycemic index of tea is lower.

We used Beverages, PEPSICO QUAKER, Gatorade, G performance O 2, ready-to-drink. 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 1.3% 1.9% 2% 0.27% 4.3% 5.1% 1.7% 0%
Tea
Tea
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +900%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2915.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg
~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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 4.1% 3.3% 5.1% 0% 0.5% 0% 0%
Tea
Tea
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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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +587.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +323.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gatorade Tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.013mg 0.392mg 16%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Sodium 39mg 4mg 2%
Fructose 1.82g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.022mg 0.001mg 2%
Carbs 6.43g 0.17g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.055mg 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.032mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0mg 1%
Calories 26kcal 1kcal 1%
Copper 0.006mg 0.011mg 1%
Iron 0.05mg 0.01mg 1%
Phosphorus 10mg 1mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.06g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 6.43g 0.17g N/A
Magnesium 0mg 2mg 0%
Calcium 1mg 3mg 0%
Potassium 15mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 5.24g 0.02g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 93.38 g
Other: 0.19 g
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3682.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~99.62g

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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. Gatorade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173660/nutrients
  2. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.