Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Diet Lemon Instant Tea VS Fast-food Cola

Weight per 500 calories

• Diet Lemon Instant Tea: 25000g
• Fast-food Cola: 1351g

Carbonated Fast-food Cola has 18.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Diet Lemon Instant Tea, which is low in comparison to other foods. Diet Lemon Instant Tea having very low energy density.

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Diet Lemon Instant Tea or Fast-food Cola?

Macros Ratio

	Protein	Fat	Carbs
Diet Lemon Instant Tea	4%	0%	96%
Fast-food Cola	1%	0%	99%

Macro Nutrients

	Diet Lemon Instant Tea	Fast-food Cola	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Energy	17.2% 500kcal	17.2% 500kcal	2900kcal per day for Men 19-50 years
Fat	0% 0g	0.28% 0.27g	97g per day for Men 19-50 years
Saturated Fat	0% 0g	0% 0g	32g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 3	0% 0g	0% 0g	1.6g per day for Men 19-50 years
Omega 6	0% 0g	0% 0g	17g per day for Men 19-50 years
Cholesterol	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	290mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Carbohydrate	84.6% 110g	99% 129g	130g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sugars	3.45% 2.5g	167% 121g	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	Limit added sugars in the diet to less than 10% of total calories [Guidelines 2020]
Fructose	NA	NA	72.5g per day for Men 19-50 years	≤50g/day or ~10% of energy has no deleterious effect on lipid and glucose control and of ≤100g/day does not influence body weight[PMC2991323]
Glucose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Sucrose	NA	NA	g per day for Men 19-50 years
Fiber	0% 0g	0% 0g	38g per day for Men 19-50 years
Protein	8.93% 5g	1.7% 0.95g	56g per day for Men 19-50 years

Vitamins

	Diet Lemon Instant Tea	Fast-food Cola	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Vitamin A	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	900μg per day for Men 19-50 years	RAE, retinol activity equivalents
Vitamin B1	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	1.2mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Thiamine
Vitamin B2	38.5% 0.5mg	0% 0mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Riboflavin
Vitamin B3	31.3% 5mg	0% 0mg	16mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Niacin, nicotinic acid, niacinamide
Vitamin B5	40% 2mg	0% 0mg	5mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pantothenic acid
Vitamin B6	19.2% 0.25mg	0% 0mg	1.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Pyridoxine
Vitamin B7	NA	NA	30μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Biotin
Vitamin B9	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	400μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Folates and Folic Acid
Vitamin B12	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	2.4μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Cobalamin
Vitamin C	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	90mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D	0% 0IU	0% 0IU	600IU per day for Men 19-50 years	Calciferol, cholecalciferol, ergocalciferol
Vitamin E	0% 0mg	0% 0mg	15mg per day for Men 19-50 years	Tocopherols and Tocotrienols
Vitamin K	0% 0μg	0% 0μg	120μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Phytomenadione or phylloquinone

Minerals

	Diet Lemon Instant Tea	Fast-food Cola	Recommended Dietary Allowance
Calcium	75% 750mg	2.7% 27mg	1000mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Copper	278% 2.5mg	1.5% 0.014mg	0.9mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Fluoride	NA	19.3% 770μg	4000μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Fluoride is a mineral that helps prevent tooth decay and helps keep your bones strong. [RDA]
Iron	156% 12.5mg	18.6% 1.5mg	8mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Magnesium	119% 500mg	0% 0mg	420mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Manganese	1685% 38.8mg	1.18% 0.027mg	2.3mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Molybdenum	NA	NA	45μg per day for Men 19-50 years	Molybdenum is an essential trace element that is naturally present in many foods [RDA]
Phosphorus	35.7% 250mg	19.3% 135mg	700mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Potassium	103% 3500mg	0.79% 27mg	3400mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Selenium	0% 0μg	2.46% 1.35μg	55μg per day for Men 19-50 years
Sodium	100% 1500mg	3.6% 54mg	1500mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Zinc	22.7% 2.5mg	2.46% 0.27mg	11mg per day for Men 19-50 years
Water	672% 24853g	33% 1220g	3700g per day for Men 19-50 years

Diet Lemon Instant Tea VS Fast-food Cola Nutrients Per 500 Kcal

Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Diet Lemon Instant Tea or Fast-food Cola?

Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Diet Lemon Instant Tea vs Fast-food Cola:

• 500 calories of Diet Lemon Instant Tea have more Vitamin B2, more Vitamin B3, more Vitamin B5 and more Vitamin B6 than Fast-food Cola.
• 500 calories of Fast-food Cola have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5 and Vitamin B6
• Both Diet Lemon Instant Tea as well as Carbonated Fast-food Cola have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B9, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K in 500 calories.

Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Diet Lemon Instant Tea vs Fast-food Cola:

• 500 calories of Diet Lemon Instant Tea have 27.8 times more Calcium, 185 times more Copper, 8.4 times more Iron, more Magnesium, 1433.8 times more Manganese, 1.9 times more Phosphorus, 129.5 times more Potassium, 27.8 times more Sodium, 9.3 times more Zinc and 20.4 times more Water than Fast-food Cola.
• 500 calories of Fast-food Cola lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Copper, Magnesium, Manganese, Potassium and Zinc
• Both Diet Lemon Instant Tea as well as Carbonated Fast-food Cola lack sufficient amounts of Selenium in 500 calories.

Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:

• 500 kcal of Carbonated Fast-food Cola contain 48.5 times more Sugars than Diet Lemon Instant Tea.
• Both Diet Lemon Instant Tea and Fast-food Cola offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
• Both Diet Lemon Instant Tea as well as Carbonated Fast-food Cola provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3, Omega 6, Fiber and Protein in 500 calories.