Brewed coffee vs Hot herbal tea
In short
One serving each: 2 calories in brewed coffee (1 cup (8 fl oz), 240 g), 2 calories in hot herbal tea (1 cup, 240 g). Most of the calories in brewed coffee come from protein. Most of those in hot herbal tea come from carbohydrate.
More in brewed coffee: riboflavin (19×). 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 · 0.48 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 · 0.01 mg14%1%
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 · 0.48 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit4.8 mg · 2.4 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium118 mg · 21.6 mg3%·<1%
- Calcium4.8 mg · 4.8 mg<1%·<1%
- Iron0.024 mg · 0.19 mg<1%·1%
- Magnesium7.2 mg · 2.4 mg2%·1%
- Phosphorus7.2 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Zinc0.048 mg · 0.096 mg<1%·1%
- Copper0.005 mg · 0.036 mg1%·4%
- 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 · 0.024 mg3%·2%
- Niacin (B3)0.46 mg · 0 mg3%·0%
- Vitamin B60.002 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Folate4.8 µg · 2.4 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline6.2 mg · 0.96 mg1%·<1%
From USDA FoodData Central: Brewed coffee (Survey (FNDDS) 2710375), Hot herbal tea (Survey (FNDDS) 2710502). 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.