Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
green tea
versus
tea powder
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in green tea and tea powder:
Tea powder is high in calories and green tea has 100% less calories than tea powder - green tea has 1 calories per 100 grams and tea powder has 315 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, green tea is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and similar to tea powder for fat. Green tea has a macronutrient ratio of 100:0:0 and for tea powder, 26:74:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Green Tea | Tea Powder | |
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Protein | 100% | 26% |
Carbohydrates | ~ | 74% |
Fat | ~ | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tea powder is high in carbohydrates and green tea has less carbohydrates than tea powder - tea powder has 58.7g of total carbs per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Tea powder is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than green tea - tea powder has 8.5g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Green tea has less sugar than tea powder - tea powder has 5.5g of sugar per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Tea powder is an excellent source of protein and it has 90 times more protein than green tea - green tea has 0.22g of protein per 100 grams and tea powder has 20.2g of protein.
Green tea has more thiamin, however, tea powder contains more riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Green Tea | Tea Powder | |
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Thiamin | 0.007 MG | ~ |
Riboflavin | 0.058 MG | 0.985 MG |
Niacin | 0.03 MG | 10.8 MG |
Pantothenic acid | ~ | 4.53 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.005 MG | 0.356 MG |
Folate | ~ | 103 UG |
Tea powder is an excellent source of calcium and it has more calcium than green tea - tea powder has 118mg of calcium per 100 grams and green tea does not contain significant amounts.
Tea powder is a great source of iron and it has 112 times more iron than green tea - green tea has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and tea powder has 2.3mg of iron.
Tea powder is an excellent source of potassium and it has 754 times more potassium than green tea - green tea has 8mg of potassium per 100 grams and tea powder has 6040mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Green Tea or Tea Powder .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Green Tea (Beverages, tea, green, brewed, regular) and Tea Powder (Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, powder) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||