The average American consumes about three cups of coffee a day, and it would be difficult for many of us to imagine being fully functional without our daily dose. As much coffee, as we drink, most of us know surprisingly little about this drink. The question we are asking today is, does coffee have quercetin?
Quick Answer: Yes – Coffee does contain quercetin. Compared to other similar foods, its quercetin content is very low.
Quercetin Content of Coffee
Coffee only provides 0.05mg/100ml of quercetin but is rich in potassium, magnesium, and manganese.
Is Coffee High in Quercetin?
Compared to other foods, coffee is not very high in quercetin.
Let’s take a look at how it compares to 5 similar foods.
- With 1.99mg/100ml, black tea has almost 40 times as much quercetin as coffee,
- Green tea provides 2.49mg/100ml of quercetin, far more than coffee.
- Coffee has 1/26th of the quercetin of Oolong tea that possesses 1.3mg/100ml.
- Cocoa powder delivers 3.37mg/100g of quercetin, greatly exceeding coffee’s content.
- White tea has even less quercetin than coffee being utterly void of the compound.
Sources:
World Population Review “Coffee Consumption By Country 2021 “: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/coffee-consumption-by-country
USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods: https://www.ars.usda.gov/arsuserfiles/80400525/data/flav/flav_r03.pdf
Coffee & Health “Coffee composition & nutritional information “: https://www.coffeeandhealth.org/topic-overview/nutrition-information/
Hey, I’m Joey. I’ve been cooking since I was a little kid and love everything about it. You can find my writing about food, kitchen appliances (such as blenders) and much more. Thanks for stopping by!
