Coffee vs tea
In short
One serving each: 2 calories in coffee (1 cup (8 fl oz), 240 g), 2 calories in tea (1 cup, 240 g). Most of the calories in coffee come from protein. Most of those in tea come from carbohydrate.
More in coffee: riboflavin (5.4×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup (8 fl oz) (240 g) · 0.29 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.048 g fat
1 cup (240 g) · 0 g protein · 0.72 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Riboflavin (B2)0.18 mg · 0.034 mg14%3%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein0.29 g · 0 g1%·0%
- Total fat0.048 g · 0 g<1%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0.005 g · 0.005 g<1%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.72 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit4.8 mg · 7.2 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium118 mg · 88.8 mg3%·2%
- Calcium4.8 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Iron0.024 mg · 0.048 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium7.2 mg · 7.2 mg2%·2%
- Phosphorus7.2 mg · 2.4 mg1%·<1%
- Zinc0.048 mg · 0.048 mg<1%·<1%
- Copper0.005 mg · 0.024 mg1%·3%
- Selenium0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Vitamin E0.024 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin K0.24 µg · 0 µg<1%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.034 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.46 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Vitamin B60.002 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Folate4.8 µg · 12 µg1%·3%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline6.2 mg · 0.96 mg1%·<1%
From USDA FoodData Central: Brewed coffee (Survey (FNDDS) 2710375), Hot black tea (Survey (FNDDS) 2710488). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.