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Green tea vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between green tea and tea

  • Green tea is higher in vitamin C, yet tea is higher in manganese.
  • Tea covers your daily manganese needs 12% more than green tea.
  • The amount of sugar in tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng, and honey, sweetened and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
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 +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +260%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +226.7%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg
~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 26% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
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 Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green tea Tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.12mg 0.392mg 12%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0mg 9%
Fructose 3.59g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Caffeine 4mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 7.16g 0.17g 2%
Copper 0.005mg 0.011mg 1%
Calories 30kcal 1kcal 1%
Protein 0g 0.06g 0%
Fats 0.18g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.16g 0.17g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 2mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Potassium 5mg 18mg 0%
Iron 0.02mg 0.01mg 0%
Sugar 6.87g 0.02g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 1mg 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.032mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.3mg 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
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 FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4111.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1400%
~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. Green tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171883/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.