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Mexican tea vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between Mexican tea and chocolate cake

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, chocolate cake is higher in selenium and vitamin B1.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 123% more than chocolate cake.
  • Chocolate cake contains 8 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 215µg of folate, while chocolate cake contains 27µg.
  • Mexican tea has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Epazote, raw and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +358.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +352.1%
Contains more IronIron +16.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1006.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1222.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.207mg

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% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +696.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +403.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +77.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.28mg 123%
Folate 215µg 27µg 47%
Saturated fat 5.43g 25%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Fats 0.52g 15.1g 22%
Calcium 275mg 60mg 22%
Magnesium 121mg 32mg 21%
Selenium 0.9µg 11.9µg 20%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 18%
Calories 32kcal 371kcal 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 15%
Carbs 7.44g 53.4g 15%
Potassium 633mg 140mg 15%
Sodium 43mg 315mg 12%
Protein 0.33g 5.3g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.213mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.041mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.141mg 9%
Fiber 3.8g 1.6g 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.2mg 4%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.69mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.137mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.304mg 3%
Iron 1.88mg 1.61mg 3%
Phosphorus 86mg 106mg 3%
Copper 0.19mg 0.207mg 2%
Net carbs 3.64g 51.8g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 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
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +265.6%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1506.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2803.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +617.7%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/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.