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Crouton vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between crouton and Mexican tea?

  • Crouton is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and iron, yet Mexican tea is richer in manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 113% higher.
  • Crouton has 42 times more selenium than Mexican tea. Crouton has 37.5µg of selenium, while Mexican tea has 0.9µg.
  • Mexican tea contains less sodium.

We used Croutons, plain and Epazote, raw types in this comparison.

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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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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 +117%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4066.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +290.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +261.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +410.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +16.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +519.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +2125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +751.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +484.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +62.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~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 Crouton Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.5mg 3.098mg 113%
Selenium 37.5µg 0.9µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.028mg 50%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.639mg 30%
Sodium 698mg 43mg 28%
Iron 4.08mg 1.88mg 28%
Protein 11.9g 0.33g 23%
Carbs 73.5g 7.44g 22%
Folate 132µg 215µg 21%
Magnesium 31mg 121mg 21%
Calcium 76mg 275mg 20%
Calories 407kcal 32kcal 19%
Potassium 124mg 633mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.152mg 10%
Fats 6.6g 0.52g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.348mg 6%
Fiber 5.1g 3.8g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.179mg 5%
Phosphorus 115mg 86mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Copper 0.163mg 0.19mg 3%
Zinc 0.89mg 1.1mg 2%
Net carbs 68.4g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 +3506.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1169.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +887.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1522%
~equal in Other ~2.5g

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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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/nutrients
  2. 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.