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Table salt vs. Coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between table salt and coffee?

  • Coffee has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B5 than table salt.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1685% higher.
  • Coffee has 12 times less calcium than table salt. Table salt has 24mg of calcium, while coffee has 2mg.
  • Coffee is lower in sodium.

We used Salt, table and Beverages, coffee, 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
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 +1100%
Contains more IronIron +3200%
Contains more CopperCopper +1400%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +334.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +512.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Table salt Coffee DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 2mg 1685%
Caffeine 0mg 40mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.076mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.254mg 5%
Iron 0.33mg 0.01mg 4%
Copper 0.03mg 0.002mg 3%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.023mg 3%
Calcium 24mg 2mg 2%
Folate 0µg 2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.014mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.191mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.02mg 1%
Potassium 8mg 49mg 1%
Calories 0kcal 1kcal 0%
Protein 0g 0.12g 0%
Fats 0g 0.02g 0%
Magnesium 1mg 3mg 0%
Phosphorus 0mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Choline 0mg 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.001g 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Coffee
Coffee
3
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more OtherOther +21134%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +49595%
~equal in Carbs ~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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.