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Tea vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tea and malt

  • Tea is higher in manganese, yet malt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, and vitamin B5.
  • Malt covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 18% more than tea.
  • Tea contains 5 times more manganese than malt. While tea contains 0.392mg of manganese, malt contains only 0.08mg.
  • The glycemic index of tea is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk.

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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
2
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%
Malt
Malt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +390%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +855.6%
Contains more IronIron +2000%
Contains more CopperCopper +236.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +4000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9000%
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%
Malt
Malt
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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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
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 +6033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +709.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2623.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.184mg 14%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.08mg 14%
Phosphorus 1mg 91mg 13%
Calcium 3mg 98mg 10%
Selenium 0µg 5.4µg 10%
Saturated fat 0g 1.883g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.354mg 7%
Protein 0.06g 3.37g 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.054mg 5%
Fats 0g 3.29g 5%
Potassium 18mg 172mg 5%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.41mg 4%
Calories 1kcal 85kcal 4%
Carbs 0.17g 11.2g 4%
Copper 0.011mg 0.037mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.046mg 3%
Iron 0.01mg 0.21mg 3%
Magnesium 2mg 15mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.827g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Folate 0µg 9µg 2%
Caffeine 11mg 3mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 60mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.208g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0.259mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 0.17g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 0.02g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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
Malt
Malt
4
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +22.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5516.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6488.2%
Contains more OtherOther +433.3%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients
  2. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.