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Green tea vs. Kefir — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between green tea and kefir?

  • Green tea is higher in vitamin C; however, kefir is richer in phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin D*.
  • Kefir's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 15% more.
  • Kefir contains 39 times less vitamin C than green tea. Green tea contains 7.7mg of vitamin C, while kefir contains 0.2mg.

We used Beverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng, and honey, sweetened and Kefir, lowfat, plain, LIFEWAY types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 0% 0.26% 16% 0%
Kefir
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 14% 1.5% 3% 13% 45% 5.2% 0.65% 20%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2300%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3180%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +4500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
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.
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 26% 0% 0% 0% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Kefir
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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 0.67% 15% 57% 0.4% 7.5% 31% 2.8% 23% 13% 36% 0.25% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3750%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green tea Kefir DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 171µg 19%
Phosphorus 0mg 105mg 15%
Calcium 3mg 130mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.29µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.135mg 10%
Protein 0g 3.79g 8%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.385mg 8%
Selenium 0µg 3.6µg 7%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 41 IU 5%
Vitamin D 0µg 1µg 5%
Potassium 5mg 164mg 5%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.005mg 5%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.46mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.058mg 4%
Fructose 3.59g 0g 4%
Magnesium 1mg 12mg 3%
Folate 0µg 13µg 3%
Choline 0mg 15.2mg 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.658g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 40mg 2%
Calories 30kcal 41kcal 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.93g 1%
Carbs 7.16g 4.48g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.15mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.31g 1%
Caffeine 4mg 0mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0g 9.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 108kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 333g 244g N/A
Net carbs 7.16g 4.48g N/A
Iron 0.02mg 0.04mg 0%
Sugar 6.87g 4.61g N/A
Copper 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.037g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.053g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.029g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 93%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 7.16 g
Water: 92.65 g
Other: 0.01 g
Kefir
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4% 4% 90%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +416.7%
Contains more OtherOther +7200%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 41% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.49 g
Glucose: 2.79 g
Fructose: 3.59 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Kefir
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80% 20%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 3.7 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.91 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Green tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171883/nutrients
  2. Kefir - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170904/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.