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Baby food vs. Herbal tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between baby food and herbal tea

  • Baby food is richer than herbal tea in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for baby food is 593% higher.
  • Herbal tea has a lower glycemic index than baby food.

Food types used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Beverages, tea, hibiscus, brewed.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 2.4% 1.8% 3% 0% 1.1% 0.43% 0.52% 62% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9062.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2085%
Contains more IronIron +59275%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86685%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4200%
Contains more CholineCholine +5700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Herbal tea DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.08mg 593%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.04mg 217%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0mg 209%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0mg 203%
Calcium 733mg 8mg 73%
Phosphorus 392mg 1mg 56%
Selenium 25.9µg 0µg 47%
Copper 0.334mg 0mg 37%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0mg 25%
Carbs 73.4g 0g 24%
Protein 12.2g 0g 24%
Magnesium 100mg 3mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0mg 21%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.04mg 21%
Manganese 0.477mg 21%
Calories 379kcal 0kcal 19%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0mg 15%
Potassium 437mg 20mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0g 11%
Folate 43µg 1µg 11%
Fats 4.4g 0g 7%
Choline 23.2mg 0.4mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0g 3%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0g N/A
Sodium 3mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.58 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +685.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1386.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Herbal tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171946/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.