Iced tea vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are iced tea and merlot different?

Merlot has more iron than iced tea.
Iced tea contains 15 times more sugar than merlot. While iced tea contains 9.09g of sugar, merlot contains only 0.62g.
Merlot has a lower glycemic index (15) than iced tea (72).

Beverages, NESTEA, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot are the varieties 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.

Iced tea

Merlot

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+56.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+568.4%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81%

~equal in Manganese ~0.132mg

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.

Iced tea

Merlot

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0mg	0.46mg	6%
Vitamin B6		0.057mg	4%
Potassium	19mg	127mg	3%
Magnesium	1mg	12mg	3%
Calories	36kcal	83kcal	2%
Vitamin B2		0.031mg	2%
Phosphorus	36mg	23mg	2%
Carbs	9.09g	2.51g	2%
Calcium	3mg	8mg	1%
Zinc	0.06mg	0.14mg	1%
Sodium	21mg	4mg	1%
Vitamin B3		0.224mg	1%
Vitamin B5		0.03mg	1%
Caffeine	3mg		1%
Protein	0g	0.07g	0%
Net carbs	9.09g	2.51g	N/A
Sugar	9.09g	0.62g	N/A
Copper	0.008mg	0.011mg	0%
Manganese	0.131mg	0.132mg	0%
Selenium		0.2µg	0%
Vitamin B1		0.005mg	0%
Folate		1µg	0%