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Tomato vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomatoes and tea?

  • Tomatoes are richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, potassium, vitamin B6, and copper, while tea is higher in manganese.
  • Tomatoes' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 17% higher.
  • Tomatoes have a higher glycemic index (23) than tea (0).

We used Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
Tomato
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1216.7%
Contains more IronIron +2600%
Contains more CopperCopper +436.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +243.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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.
Tomato
11
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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%
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 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1756.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +584.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin C 13.7mg 0mg 15%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.392mg 12%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.001mg 6%
Potassium 237mg 18mg 6%
Vitamin A 42µg 0µg 5%
Fiber 1.2g 0g 5%
Copper 0.059mg 0.011mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0mg 4%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.032mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 24mg 1mg 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Iron 0.27mg 0.01mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.013mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 2mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Protein 0.88g 0.06g 2%
Choline 6.7mg 0.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0g 1%
Calories 18kcal 1kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.003mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 3mg 1%
Carbs 3.89g 0.17g 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 2.63g 0.02g N/A
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
4
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1366.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2188.2%
Contains more OtherOther +240%
~equal in Water ~99.62g

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients
  2. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.