Herbal tea vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are herbal tea and coffee different?
- Herbal tea has more manganese; however, coffee is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin B5.
- Herbal tea covers your daily need for manganese, 20% more than coffee.
Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +300% |
| Contains more IronIron | +700% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +100% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1973.9% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +145% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +200% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -50% |
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 EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +377.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +550% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 0.477mg | 0.023mg | 20% |
| Caffeine | 0mg | 40mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.076mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.254mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 2mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.014mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.08mg | 0.01mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 20mg | 49mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.04mg | 0.191mg | 1% |
| Calories | 0kcal | 1kcal | 0% |
| Protein | 0g | 0.12g | 0% |
| Fats | 0g | 0.02g | 0% |
| Magnesium | 3mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.002mg | 0% |
| Zinc | 0.04mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Phosphorus | 1mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.001mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.1µg | 0% |
| Folate | 1µg | 2µg | 0% |
| Choline | 0.4mg | 2.6mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 0.002g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.015g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.001g | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.001mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.002mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.005mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.001mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.003mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.003mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.002mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
99.58 g
Other:
0.42 g
Protein:
0.12 g
Fats:
0.02 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
99.39 g
Other:
0.47 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +11.9% |
~equal in
Carbs
~0g
~equal in
Water
~99.39g
