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Iced tea vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between iced tea and Coca-Cola?

  • Iced tea is richer than Coca-Cola in manganese.
  • Iced tea has 4 times more phosphorus than Coca-Cola. While iced tea has 36mg of phosphorus, Coca-Cola has only 10mg.

We used Beverages, NESTEA, tea, black, ready-to-drink, lemon and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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% 1.7% 0% 2.7% 1.6% 15% 2.7% 17% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +850%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +260%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6450%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Iced tea Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Manganese 0.131mg 0.002mg 6%
Phosphorus 36mg 10mg 4%
Potassium 19mg 2mg 1%
Iron 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Copper 0.008mg 0.001mg 1%
Sodium 21mg 4mg 1%
Caffeine 3mg 8mg 1%
Calories 36kcal 37kcal 0%
Protein 0g 0.07g 0%
Weight per 100 calories 278g 270g N/A
Fats 0g 0.02g 0%
Net carbs 9.09g 9.56g N/A
Carbs 9.09g 9.56g 0%
Magnesium 1mg 0mg 0%
Calcium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 9.09g 8.97g N/A
Zinc 0.06mg 0.02mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 9.09 g
Water: 91.18 g
Other: 0 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Carbs ~9.56g
~equal in Water ~90.31g

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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. Iced tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174847/nutrients
  2. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.