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Instant coffee vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between instant coffee and table salt

  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% more.
  • Instant coffee is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, prepared with water and Salt, table.

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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 2.9% 1.2% 2.6% 1.5% 3.7% 0.27% 1.3% 0.52% 2% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more IronIron +725%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +566.7%
~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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% 0.23% 4.4% 0.06% 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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Instant coffee Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 4mg 38758mg 1685%
Caffeine 26mg 0mg 7%
Manganese 0.015mg 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.04mg 0.33mg 4%
Calcium 4mg 24mg 2%
Copper 0.011mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.236mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 1mg 1%
Potassium 30mg 8mg 1%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.1mg 1%
Calories 2kcal 0kcal 0%
Protein 0.1g 0g 0%
Carbs 0.34g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.34g 0g N/A
Phosphorus 3mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.34 g
Water: 99.09 g
Other: 0.47 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +49445%
Contains more OtherOther +21134%
~equal in Fats ~0g

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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. Instant coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174130/nutrients
  2. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.