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Mexican tea vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Mexican tea and biscuits

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, potassium, and copper; however, biscuits are richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 118% more than biscuits.
  • Biscuits have 7 times less magnesium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 121mg of magnesium, while biscuits have 18mg.
  • Mexican tea contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe.

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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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +572.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +423.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +131.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +103.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +719.6%
Contains more IronIron +54.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2066.7%

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +334.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +252.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1171.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +361.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Biscuit DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.378mg 118%
Folate 215µg 61µg 39%
Selenium 0.9µg 19.5µg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.356mg 27%
Magnesium 121mg 18mg 25%
Fats 0.52g 16.3g 24%
Sodium 43mg 580mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.324g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 17%
Calories 32kcal 353kcal 16%
Potassium 633mg 121mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.949mg 14%
Protein 0.33g 7g 13%
Iron 1.88mg 2.9mg 13%
Carbs 7.44g 44.6g 12%
Copper 0.19mg 0.082mg 12%
Phosphorus 86mg 164mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.035mg 9%
Fiber 3.8g 1.5g 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.54mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.2mg 4%
Calcium 275mg 235mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.31mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.285mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 43.1g N/A
Sugar 2.18g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +208.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2021.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3034.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +499.5%
Contains more OtherOther +28%

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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
  2. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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.