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Powerade vs. Black tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between powerade and black tea?

  • Powerade is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3, yet black tea is richer in manganese.
  • Powerade's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 11769% higher.
  • Black tea contains less sugar.
  • Black tea has a lower glycemic index than powerade.

We used Beverages, COCA-COLA, POWERADE, lemon-lime flavored, ready-to-drink and Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water types in this comparison.

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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% 0.3% 1.6% 3.4% 0% 0.27% 0.43% 5.5% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0% 3.3% 0.75% 3.3% 0.55% 0.43% 0.39% 29% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +350%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
~equal in Phosphorus ~1mg
~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% 2.8% 0% 29% 0% 35308% 114% 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% 3.2% 0% 0.66% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Powerade Black tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 153mg 0mg 11769%
Vitamin B12 0.91µg 0µg 38%
Manganese 0mg 0.219mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.565mg 0mg 10%
Caffeine 0mg 20mg 5%
Fructose 3.22g 4%
Carbs 7.84g 0.3g 3%
Calories 32kcal 1kcal 2%
Sodium 42mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0mg 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Potassium 18mg 37mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.014mg 1%
Magnesium 0mg 3mg 1%
Copper 0mg 0.01mg 1%
Iron 0.09mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0g 0%
Net carbs 7.84g 0.3g N/A
Calcium 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 6.11g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Phosphorus 1mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.011mg 0%
Choline 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.008g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.028g 0.004g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 92%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 7.84 g
Water: 91.91 g
Other: 0.2 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.3 g
Water: 99.7 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2513.3%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
~equal in Protein ~0g
~equal in Water ~99.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 23% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.028 g
29% 14% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.004 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%

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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. Powerade - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175108/nutrients
  2. Black tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173227/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.