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Tea vs. Instant coffee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tea and instant coffee

  • Instant coffee has less manganese.
  • Tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 16% more.

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

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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
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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%
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%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2513.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.7%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0.011mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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
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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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +637.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Instant coffee DV% diff.
Manganese 0.392mg 0.015mg 16%
Caffeine 11mg 26mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0.236mg 1%
Calories 1kcal 2kcal 0%
Protein 0.06g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 0.17g 0.34g 0%
Net carbs 0.17g 0.34g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 4mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 4mg 0%
Potassium 18mg 30mg 0%
Iron 0.01mg 0.04mg 0%
Sugar 0.02g 0g N/A
Copper 0.011mg 0.011mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 1mg 3mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.002g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
99%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.34 g
Water: 99.09 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100%
Contains more OtherOther +213.3%
~equal in Fats ~0g
~equal in Water ~99.09g

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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. Instant coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174130/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.