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Coffee vs. Red Bull — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between coffee and Red Bull

  • Coffee has less vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5 than Red Bull.
  • Red Bull covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 167% more than coffee.
  • Coffee has 16 times more potassium than Red Bull. While coffee has 49mg of potassium, Red Bull has only 3mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water and Beverages, Energy drink, RED BULL.

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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.
Coffee
Coffee
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 4.3% 0.38% 0.67% 0.55% 1.3% 0.26% 3% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 1.8% 0.26% 2.3% 0.67% 0.27% 0% 5.1% 0.65% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +360%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +533.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Copper ~0.002mg

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.
Coffee
Coffee
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 3.5% 18% 3.6% 15% 0.23% 0% 0.25% 1.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 10% 24% 184% 92% 500% 246% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5045%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +506.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +216600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coffee Red Bull DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 2.167mg 167%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.97µg 82%
Vitamin B3 0.191mg 9.827mg 60%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 1.54mg 26%
Magnesium 3mg 19mg 4%
Carbs 0g 10.23g 3%
Caffeine 40mg 29mg 3%
Calories 1kcal 43kcal 2%
Sodium 2mg 39mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.014mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.076mg 0.103mg 2%
Fructose 0g 1.63g 2%
Protein 0.12g 0.46g 1%
Potassium 49mg 3mg 1%
Iron 0.01mg 0.06mg 1%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.005mg 1%
Folate 2µg 0µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 12g 1.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 83kcal 935kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 10000g 233g N/A
Fats 0.02g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0g 10.23g N/A
Calcium 2mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 0g 10.22g N/A
Copper 0.002mg 0.002mg 0%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.01mg 0%
Phosphorus 3mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0µg 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0g 0%
Threonine 0.001mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.002mg 0%
Leucine 0.005mg 0%
Lysine 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.003mg 0%
Valine 0.003mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Coffee
Coffee
3
99%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
10% 89%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 10.23 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.09 g
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +422.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +283.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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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. Coffee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171890/nutrients
  2. Red Bull - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173210/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.