Herbal tea, brewed leads 4–2 · 6 categories decided · 3 ties
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Herbal tea, brewed comes out ahead, winning 4 of 6 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brandy / cognac (distilled) for less saturated fat and less sodium.
Pick Herbal tea, brewed for more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on protein, fiber and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0 g
- Carbohydrate0 g20 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0 g
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0 g0.2 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN0.34 mg100 mg
- Potassiummore is better0.68 mg900 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better0 mg200 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.01 mg8 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better0 mg100 mgWIN
- 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.

