Instant coffee, prepared leads 4–1 · 5 categories decided · 4 ties
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Instant coffee, prepared comes out ahead, winning 4 of 5 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Brandy / cognac (distilled) for less sodium.
Pick Instant coffee, prepared for more protein, more potassium, more calcium and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on fiber, saturated fat, iron and vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy295 kcal2 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0 g0.1 gWIN
- Carbohydrate0 g0.34 g
- Fibermore is better0 g0 g
- Total sugarsless is better—0 g
- Total fat0 g0 g
- Saturated fatless is better0 g0 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN1 mg4 mg
- Potassiummore is better2 mg30 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better0 mg4 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.04 mg0.04 mg
- Magnesiummore is better0 mg4 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.

