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Mexican tea vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Mexican tea and crouton?

  • Mexican tea is richer in manganese, magnesium, folate, calcium, and potassium, yet crouton is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 113% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 5 times more potassium than crouton. Mexican tea has 633mg of potassium, while crouton has 124mg.
  • Mexican tea contains less sodium.

We used Epazote, raw and Croutons, plain 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 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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%
Contains more IronIron +117%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +33.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4066.7%

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% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +751.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Crouton DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.5mg 113%
Selenium 0.9µg 37.5µg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.623mg 50%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 5.439mg 30%
Sodium 43mg 698mg 28%
Iron 1.88mg 4.08mg 28%
Protein 0.33g 11.9g 23%
Carbs 7.44g 73.5g 22%
Folate 215µg 132µg 21%
Magnesium 121mg 31mg 21%
Calcium 275mg 76mg 20%
Calories 32kcal 407kcal 19%
Potassium 633mg 124mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.026mg 10%
Fats 0.52g 6.6g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 8%
Saturated fat 1.51g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.272mg 6%
Fiber 3.8g 5.1g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.429mg 5%
Phosphorus 86mg 115mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.19mg 0.163mg 3%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.89mg 2%
Net carbs 3.64g 68.4g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +1522%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3506.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1169.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +887.9%
~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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients
  2. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.