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

Brewed coffee2 cal

1 cup (8 fl oz) (240 g) · 0.29 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0.048 g fat

Hot black tea2 cal

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

Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Riboflavin (B2)14% vs 3%

    0.18 mg vs 0.034 mg

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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.

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