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Cereal vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cereal and Mexican tea

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C; however, Mexican tea has more manganese.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 522% more.
  • Cereal has 49 times more vitamin A than Mexican tea. Cereal has 2792IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea has 57IU.
  • Mexican tea is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) and Epazote, raw.

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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.
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +1711.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +590.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +502.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +292.2%

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.
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +969.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22357.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1012.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4535.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3838.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cereal Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 6.288mg 0.028mg 522%
Vitamin B6 5.986mg 0.152mg 449%
Iron 34.06mg 1.88mg 402%
Vitamin B2 3.87mg 0.348mg 271%
Vitamin B3 29.62mg 0.639mg 181%
Manganese 0.79mg 3.098mg 100%
Vitamin A 814µg 3µg 90%
Zinc 7.6mg 1.1mg 59%
Folate 215µg 54%
Vitamin C 38.5mg 3.6mg 39%
Sodium 795mg 43mg 33%
Calcium 10mg 275mg 27%
Carbs 86.85g 7.44g 26%
Magnesium 19mg 121mg 24%
Calories 378kcal 32kcal 17%
Potassium 105mg 633mg 16%
Protein 6.06g 0.33g 11%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.9µg 10%
Fiber 1.4g 3.8g 10%
Copper 0.137mg 0.19mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.354g 2%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Phosphorus 77mg 86mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.204g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.52g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.179mg 1%
Net carbs 85.45g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 10.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.162mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1736.4%
Contains more FatsFats +107.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1067.3%
Contains more WaterWater +2260.1%
Contains more OtherOther +12.1%

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.