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Tamarind vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tamarind and tea different?

  • Tamarind has more vitamin B1, iron, magnesium, fiber, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, copper, and calcium than tea.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for tamarind is 36% higher.
  • Tea has a lower glycemic index (0) than tamarind (23).

Tamarinds, raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
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Tea
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3388.9%
Contains more IronIron +27900%
Contains more CopperCopper +681.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
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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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5956.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +6500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2766.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tamarind Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.428mg 0mg 36%
Iron 2.8mg 0.01mg 35%
Carbs 62.5g 0.17g 21%
Magnesium 92mg 2mg 21%
Fiber 5.1g 0g 20%
Potassium 628mg 18mg 18%
Manganese 0.392mg 17%
Phosphorus 113mg 1mg 16%
Vitamin B3 1.938mg 0.032mg 12%
Calories 239kcal 1kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.003mg 11%
Copper 0.086mg 0.011mg 8%
Calcium 74mg 3mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.066mg 0.001mg 5%
Protein 2.8g 0.06g 5%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 0mg 4%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.013mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0µg 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 0µg 2%
Choline 8.6mg 0.3mg 2%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.6g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 57.4g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 38.8g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.181g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4566.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36664.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1700%
Contains more WaterWater +217.3%

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/nutrients
  2. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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