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Tea vs. Sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tea and sugar

  • Sugar has less manganese.
  • Tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 17% more.
  • Sugar has a higher glycemic index than tea.

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

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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
6
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%
Sugar
Sugar
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0.18% 1.9% 2.3% 0.27% 0% 0.13% 0.52% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +800%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9700%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~0.01mg

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
4
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%
Sugar
Sugar
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% 4.4% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~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 Sugar DV% diff.
Carbs 0.17g 99.98g 33%
Calories 1kcal 387kcal 19%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.004mg 17%
Caffeine 11mg 0mg 3%
Selenium 0µg 0.6µg 1%
Iron 0.01mg 0.05mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.019mg 1%
Protein 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.17g 99.98g N/A
Magnesium 2mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 1mg 0%
Potassium 18mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0.02g 99.8g N/A
Copper 0.011mg 0.007mg 0%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 1mg 0mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tea
Tea
3
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Sugar
Sugar
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 99.98 g
Water: 0.02 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +498000%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +58711.8%
~equal in Fats ~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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/nutrients
  2. Sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169655/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.