Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
avocado
versus
tea powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in avocado and tea powder:
Both avocado and tea powder are high in calories. Tea powder has 89% more calories than avocado - avocado has 167 calories per 100 grams and tea powder has 315 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, avocado is lighter in protein, much lighter in carbs and much heavier in fat compared to tea powder per calorie. Avocado has a macronutrient ratio of 4:19:77 and for tea powder, 20:80:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Avocado | Tea Powder | |
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Protein | 4% | 20% |
Carbohydrates | 19% | 80% |
Fat | 77% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tea powder is high in carbohydrates and avocado has 85% less carbohydrates than tea powder - avocado has 8.6g of total carbs per 100 grams and tea powder has 58.7g of carbohydrates.
Both avocado and tea powder are high in dietary fiber. Tea powder has 25% more dietary fiber than avocado - avocado has 6.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and tea powder has 8.5g of dietary fiber.
Avocado has 17.4 times less sugar than tea powder - avocado has 0.3g of sugar per 100 grams and tea powder has 5.5g of sugar.
Tea powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 931% more protein than avocado - avocado has 2g of protein per 100 grams and tea powder has 20.2g of protein.
Tea powder has less saturated fat than avocado - avocado has 2.1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado has signficantly more Vitamin C than tea powder - avocado has 8.8mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado has more Vitamin A than tea powder - avocado has 7ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado has more Vitamin E than tea powder - avocado has 2mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado has more Vitamin K than tea powder - avocado has 21ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Avocado has more thiamin, however, tea powder contains more riboflavin, niacin and pantothenic acid. Both avocado and tea powder contain significant amounts of Vitamin B6 and folate.
Avocado | Tea Powder | |
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Thiamin | 0.075 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.143 MG | 0.985 MG |
Niacin | 1.912 MG | 10.8 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 1.463 MG | 4.53 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.287 MG | 0.356 MG |
Folate | 89 UG | 103 UG |
Tea powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 808% more calcium than avocado - avocado has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and tea powder has 118mg of calcium.
Tea powder is a great source of iron and it has 270% more iron than avocado - avocado has 0.61mg of iron per 100 grams and tea powder has 2.3mg of iron.
Both avocado and tea powder are high in potassium. Tea powder has 10 times more potassium than avocado - avocado has 507mg of potassium per 100 grams and tea powder has 6040mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both avocado and tea powder contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Avocado | Tea Powder | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.125 G | 0.082 G |
Total | 0.125 G | 0.082 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, avocado has more linoleic acid than tea powder per 100 grams.
Avocado | Tea Powder | |
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linoleic acid | 1.674 G | 0.04 G |
other omega 6 | 0.015 G | ~ |
Total | 1.689 G | 0.04 G |
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: Avocado (Avocados, raw, California) and Tea Powder (Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, powder) .
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||