Black tea, brewed leads 3–2 · 5 categories decided · 4 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Black tea, brewed comes out ahead, winning 3 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black tea, brewed for more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Brandy / cognac (distilled) for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Evenly matched on protein, fiber, calcium and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0 g
- Carbohydrate30 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g—
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.2 g0 gWIN
- Sodiumless is better300 mg0.34 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN3700 mg0.68 mg
- Calciummore is better0 mg0 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN2 mg0.01 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN300 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

