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Tea vs. Beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tea and beans?

  • Beans have more fiber, copper, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, selenium, potassium, magnesium, and folate than tea.
  • Beans' daily need coverage for fiber is 22% higher.
  • Beans have a higher glycemic index (33) than tea (0).

We used Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water and Beans, baked, canned, no salt added 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.
Tea
Tea
1
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%
Beans
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1544.4%
Contains more IronIron +2800%
Contains more CopperCopper +1772.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +13900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tea
Tea
1
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%
Beans
10
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
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 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +10166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Beans DV% diff.
Copper 0.011mg 0.206mg 22%
Fiber 0g 5.5g 22%
Manganese 0.392mg 17%
Phosphorus 1mg 104mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.15mg 13%
Zinc 0.01mg 1.4mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.13mg 10%
Protein 0.06g 4.8g 9%
Selenium 0µg 4.5µg 8%
Potassium 18mg 296mg 8%
Carbs 0.17g 20.49g 7%
Magnesium 2mg 32mg 7%
Choline 0.3mg 30.8mg 6%
Folate 0µg 24µg 6%
Calories 1kcal 105kcal 5%
Calcium 3mg 50mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.06mg 4%
Iron 0.01mg 0.29mg 4%
Caffeine 11mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0.43mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.4g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.172g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 0.17g 14.99g N/A
Sugar 0.02g 7.78g N/A
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.103g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.035g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Beans
4
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more WaterWater +37.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7900%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11952.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1040%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients
  2. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.