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Mexican tea vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Mexican tea and butter cookie different?

  • Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, and potassium; however, butter cookie is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 127% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 10 times more magnesium than butter cookie. While Mexican tea contains 121mg of magnesium, butter cookie contains only 12mg.

Epazote, raw and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched are the varieties used in this article.

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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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +848.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +470.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +189.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1722.4%
Contains more IronIron +18.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +833.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.2mg

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% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +182.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +399.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +172.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.335mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Butter cookie DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.17mg 127%
Saturated fat 11.051g 50%
Cholesterol 0mg 117mg 39%
Folate 215µg 76µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.37mg 29%
Fats 0.52g 18.8g 28%
Magnesium 121mg 12mg 26%
Calcium 275mg 29mg 25%
Calories 32kcal 467kcal 22%
Carbs 7.44g 68.9g 20%
Vitamin A 3µg 165µg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 3.19mg 16%
Potassium 633mg 111mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.522g 14%
Selenium 0.9µg 8.4µg 14%
Protein 0.33g 6.1g 12%
Fiber 3.8g 0.8g 12%
Sodium 43mg 282mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.036mg 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.38mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.982g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.488mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Iron 1.88mg 2.22mg 4%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Phosphorus 86mg 102mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.335mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Copper 0.19mg 0.2mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

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
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +1839.3%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1748.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3515.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +826.1%

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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
  2. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.