Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
blueberry
versus
tea powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in blueberry and tea powder:
Tea powder is high in calories and blueberry has 82% less calories than tea powder - blueberry has 57 calories per 100 grams and tea powder has 315 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, blueberry is lighter in protein, heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to tea powder per calorie. Blueberry has a macronutrient ratio of 5:91:5 and for tea powder, 20:80:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Blueberry | Tea Powder | |
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Protein | 5% | 20% |
Carbohydrates | 91% | 80% |
Fat | 5% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tea powder is high in carbohydrates and blueberry has 75% less carbohydrates than tea powder - blueberry has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and tea powder has 58.7g of carbohydrates.
Both blueberry and tea powder are high in dietary fiber. Tea powder has 254% more dietary fiber than blueberry - blueberry has 2.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and tea powder has 8.5g of dietary fiber.
Tea powder has 44% less sugar than blueberry - blueberry has 10g of sugar per 100 grams and tea powder has 5.5g of sugar.
Tea powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 26 times more protein than blueberry - blueberry has 0.74g of protein per 100 grams and tea powder has 20.2g of protein.
Both blueberry and tea powder are low in saturated fat - blueberry has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry has signficantly more Vitamin C than tea powder - blueberry has 9.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry and tea powder contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - blueberry has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry has more Vitamin E than tea powder - blueberry has 0.57mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry has more Vitamin K than tea powder - blueberry has 19.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and tea powder does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry has more thiamin, however, tea powder contains more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Blueberry | Tea Powder | |
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Thiamin | 0.037 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.041 MG | 0.985 MG |
Niacin | 0.418 MG | 10.8 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.124 MG | 4.53 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.052 MG | 0.356 MG |
Folate | 6 UG | 103 UG |
Tea powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has 18 times more calcium than blueberry - blueberry has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and tea powder has 118mg of calcium.
Tea powder is a great source of iron and it has 707% more iron than blueberry - blueberry has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and tea powder has 2.3mg of iron.
Tea powder is an excellent source of potassium and it has 77 times more potassium than blueberry - blueberry has 77mg of potassium per 100 grams and tea powder has 6040mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both blueberry and tea powder contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Blueberry | Tea Powder | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.058 G | 0.082 G |
Total | 0.058 G | 0.082 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, blueberry has more linoleic acid than tea powder per 100 grams.
Blueberry | Tea Powder | |
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linoleic acid | 0.088 G | 0.04 G |
Total | 0.088 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: Blueberry (Blueberries, raw) and Tea Powder (Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, powder) .
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
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G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | iron | 5% |
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5% | magnesium | 5% |
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5% | potassium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||