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Tea vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tea and flour different?

  • Flour is higher than tea in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, manganese, and fiber.
  • Flour covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 65% more than tea.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than tea (0).

Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types were 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.
Tea
Tea
0
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%
Flour
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +494.4%
Contains more IronIron +46300%
Contains more CopperCopper +1209.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +6900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +10700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74%
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
0
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%
Flour
9
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18350%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3269.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +3366.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.785mg 65%
Selenium 0µg 33.9µg 62%
Iron 0.01mg 4.64mg 58%
Folate 0µg 183µg 46%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.494mg 38%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 5.904mg 37%
Carbs 0.17g 76.31g 25%
Protein 0.06g 10.33g 21%
Calories 1kcal 364kcal 18%
Copper 0.011mg 0.144mg 15%
Phosphorus 1mg 108mg 15%
Manganese 0.392mg 0.682mg 13%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.438mg 9%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.7mg 6%
Magnesium 2mg 22mg 5%
Caffeine 11mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.413g 3%
Potassium 18mg 107mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.044mg 3%
Choline 0.3mg 10.4mg 2%
Fats 0g 0.98g 2%
Calcium 3mg 15mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.155g 1%
Net carbs 0.17g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.02g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
Flour
4
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +735.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17116.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44788.2%
Contains more OtherOther +206.7%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.