Green tea vs black tea

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 10000 g of green tea or 10000 g of black tea. Most of the calories in green tea come from protein. Most of those in black tea come from carbohydrate.

More in green tea: riboflavin (4.1×), thiamin, protein, vitamin B6 and niacin. More in black tea: folate, copper (2.5×), potassium (4.6×), magnesium (3×) and 5 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Hot green tea100 cal

10,000 g · 22 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0 g fat

Hot black tea100 cal

10,000 g · 0 g protein · 30 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 100 calories 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%150%300%
  • Riboflavin (B2)446% vs 108%

    5.8 mg vs 1.4 mg

  • Folate0% vs 125%

    0 µg vs 500 µg

  • Copper44% vs 111%

    0.4 mg vs 1 mg

  • Potassium17% vs 79%

    800 mg vs 3,700 mg

  • Thiamin (B1)58% vs 0%

    0.7 mg vs 0 mg

  • Magnesium24% vs 71%

    100 mg vs 300 mg

  • Protein44% vs 0%

    22 g vs 0 g

  • Vitamin B629% vs 0%

    0.5 mg vs 0 mg

  • Niacin (B3)19% vs 0%

    3 mg vs 0 mg

  • Carbohydrates0% vs 11%

    0 g vs 30 g

  • Zinc9% vs 18%

    1 mg vs 2 mg

  • Sodiumlimit4% vs 13%

    100 mg vs 300 mg

  • Phosphorus0% vs 8%

    0 mg vs 100 mg

  • Choline0% vs 7%

    0 mg vs 40 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0.2 g0%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Calcium0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Iron2 mg · 2 mg11%·11%
  • 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 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%

From USDA FoodData Central: Hot green tea (Survey (FNDDS) 2710490), 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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