Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
black coffee
versus
whey protein powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in black coffee and whey protein powder:
Whey protein powder is high in calories and black coffee has 99% less calories than whey protein powder - black coffee has 2 calories per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 352 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, black coffee is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and lighter in fat compared to whey protein powder per calorie. Black coffee has a macronutrient ratio of 64:36:0 and for whey protein powder, 89:7:4 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
| Black Coffee | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 64% | 89% |
| Carbohydrates | 36% | 7% |
| Fat | ~ | 4% |
| Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Black coffee has 35.7 times less carbohydrates than whey protein powder - black coffee has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 6.3g of carbohydrates.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than black coffee - whey protein powder has 3.1g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 259 times more protein than black coffee - black coffee has 0.3g of protein per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 78.1g of protein.
Both whey protein powder and black coffee are low in saturated fat - whey protein powder has 0.78g of saturated fat per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Black coffee has less cholesterol than whey protein powder - whey protein powder has 16mg of cholesterol per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Whey protein powder has more thiamin, riboflavin, Vitamin B6, folate and Vitamin B12. Both black coffee and whey protein powder contain significant amounts of niacin.
| Black Coffee | Whey Protein Powder | |
|---|---|---|
| Thiamin | 0.02 MG | 0.609 MG |
| Riboflavin | ~ | 2.017 MG |
| Niacin | 0.8 MG | 1.136 MG |
| Vitamin B6 | ~ | 0.607 MG |
| Folate | ~ | 33 UG |
| Vitamin B12 | ~ | 2.45 UG |
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 233 times more calcium than black coffee - black coffee has 2mg of calcium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 469mg of calcium.
Whey protein powder has 55 times more iron than black coffee - black coffee has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 1.1mg of iron.
Whey protein powder is an excellent source of potassium and it has 900% more potassium than black coffee - black coffee has 50mg of potassium per 100 grams and whey protein powder has 500mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Black Coffee (Beverages, coffee, brewed, breakfast blend) and Whey Protein Powder (Protein powder, whey based, NFS) .
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| G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
| G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||