Green tea vs black tea
In short
One serving each: 2 calories in green tea (1 cup, 240 g), 2 calories in black tea (1 cup, 240 g). 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×). Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
1 cup (240 g) · 0.53 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 0 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
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.
- Riboflavin (B2)11% vs 3%
0.14 mg vs 0.034 mg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein0.53 g · 0 g1%·0%
- Total fat0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Saturated fatlimit0 g · 0.005 g0%·<1%
- Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.72 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit2.4 mg · 7.2 mg<1%·<1%
- Potassium19.2 mg · 88.8 mg<1%·2%
- Calcium0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Iron0.048 mg · 0.048 mg<1%·<1%
- Magnesium2.4 mg · 7.2 mg1%·2%
- Phosphorus0 mg · 2.4 mg0%·<1%
- Zinc0.024 mg · 0.048 mg<1%·<1%
- Copper0.01 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 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Thiamin (B1)0.017 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Niacin (B3)0.072 mg · 0 mg<1%·0%
- Vitamin B60.012 mg · 0 mg1%·0%
- Folate0 µg · 12 µg0%·3%
- Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
- Choline0 mg · 0.96 mg0%·<1%
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.