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Baby food vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baby food and tea

  • Tea has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 594% more.
  • Baby food has a higher glycemic index than tea.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
Tea
Tea
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2327.8%
Contains more IronIron +474900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2936.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +23900%
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%
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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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +90466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108381.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +7633.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Tea DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.01mg 594%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.032mg 217%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.003mg 209%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0mg 203%
Calcium 733mg 3mg 73%
Phosphorus 392mg 1mg 56%
Selenium 25.9µg 0µg 47%
Copper 0.334mg 0.011mg 36%
Fiber 7.5g 0g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0mg 25%
Carbs 73.4g 0.17g 24%
Protein 12.2g 0.06g 24%
Magnesium 100mg 2mg 23%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.01mg 22%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.013mg 21%
Calories 379kcal 1kcal 19%
Manganese 0.392mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.001mg 14%
Potassium 437mg 18mg 12%
Folate 43µg 0µg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0g 11%
Fats 4.4g 0g 7%
Choline 23.2mg 0.3mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0g 3%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0g 3%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0.02g 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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43076.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2100%
Contains more WaterWater +1386.9%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.