Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Beverages
  4. Iced tea
  5. Compare
  6. Iced tea vs. Coffee

Iced tea vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the main differences between iced tea and coffee?

  • Iced tea has a higher glycemic index (72) than coffee (0).

We used Beverages, NESTEA, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon and Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water types in this comparison.

Infographic

Iced tea vs Coffee infographic
Infographic link

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% 1.7% 0% 2.7% 1.6% 15% 2.7% 17% 0%
Coffee
Coffee
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +469.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157.9%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
~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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Coffee
Coffee
9
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% 0.2% 0% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5% 1.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Iced tea Coffee DV% diff.
Caffeine 3mg 40mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 6%
Phosphorus 36mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 5%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.023mg 5%
Carbs 9.09g 0g 3%
Calories 36kcal 1kcal 2%
Folate 2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 1%
Sodium 21mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.191mg 1%
Copper 0.008mg 0.002mg 1%
Potassium 19mg 49mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.12g 0%
Fats 0g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 9.09g 0g N/A
Magnesium 1mg 3mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 2mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Sugar 9.09g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.06mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 91.18 g
Other: 0 g
Coffee
Coffee
4
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Water ~99.39g
~equal in Other ~0.47g

People also compare

Iced tea
Iced tea vs Tea
Tea
Iced tea
Iced tea vs Chocolate syrup
Chocolate syrup
Tea
Tea vs Chocolate syrup
Chocolate syrup
Coffee
Coffee vs Espresso
Espresso
Coffee
Coffee vs Instant coffee
Instant coffee
Coffee
Coffee vs Tea
Tea

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. Iced tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174847/nutrients
  2. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/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.