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Fruitcake vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between fruitcake and Mexican tea

  • Fruitcake contains less manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, and zinc than Mexican tea.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 125% higher.

Food types used in this article are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
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 SeleniumSelenium +122.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +656.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains more ZincZinc +307.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1308.2%
~equal in Iron ~1.88mg

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
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 AVitamin A +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +620%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +251.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +230.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.22mg 3.098mg 125%
Folate 20µg 215µg 49%
Magnesium 16mg 121mg 25%
Calcium 33mg 275mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.348mg 19%
Carbs 61.6g 7.44g 18%
Copper 0.05mg 0.19mg 16%
Calories 324kcal 32kcal 15%
Potassium 153mg 633mg 14%
Fats 9.1g 0.52g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 11%
Zinc 0.27mg 1.1mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.152mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Protein 2.9g 0.33g 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 86mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.048g 5%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 3.6mg 3%
Sodium 101mg 43mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.028mg 2%
Selenium 2µg 0.9µg 2%
Iron 2.07mg 1.88mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.179mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.639mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Fiber 3.7g 3.8g 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 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 +778.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +728%
Contains more WaterWater +252.6%
Contains more OtherOther +127.3%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.

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