Coffee, brewed leads 4–1 · 5 categories decided · 5 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Coffee, brewed comes out ahead, winning 4 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Black tea, brewed for more iron.
Pick Coffee, brewed for more protein, less sodium, more potassium and more calcium.
Evenly matched on fiber, sugar, saturated fat, magnesium and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g12 gWIN
- Carbohydrate30 g0 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better0 g0 g
- Total fat0 g2 g
- Saturated fatless is better0.2 g0.2 g
- Sodiumless is better300 mg200 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is better3700 mg4900 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better0 mg200 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2 mg1 mg
- Magnesiummore is better300 mg300 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.

