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Green tea vs. Espresso — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are green tea and espresso different?

  • Green tea is richer in vitamin C, while espresso is higher in vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Espresso covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 33% more than green tea.

Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng, and honey, sweetened and Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared types were 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 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 0% 0.26% 16% 0%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2200%
Contains more IronIron +550%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
~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 26% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green tea Espresso DV% diff.
Caffeine 4mg 212mg 52%
Vitamin B3 0mg 5.207mg 33%
Magnesium 1mg 80mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.177mg 14%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0.2mg 8%
Copper 0.005mg 0.05mg 5%
Fructose 3.59g 4%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.05mg 3%
Potassium 5mg 115mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.001mg 3%
Carbs 7.16g 1.67g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.092g 1%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.028mg 1%
Calories 30kcal 9kcal 1%
Phosphorus 0mg 7mg 1%
Iron 0.02mg 0.13mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 14mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.12g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 7.16g 1.67g N/A
Calcium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 6.87g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 0mg 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.092g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 7.16 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 0.01 g
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2200%
~equal in Fats ~0.18g
~equal in Water ~97.8g

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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. Green tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171883/nutrients
  2. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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.