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Mexican tea vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Mexican tea and gingerbread

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, gingerbread is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, and iron.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 105% more than gingerbread.
  • Gingerbread has 7 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 215µg of folate, while gingerbread has 33µg.
  • Mexican tea contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Cake, gingerbread, 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 50% 21% 39% 108% 65% 11% 23% 43% 89% 89%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +287.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +182.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +353.6%
Contains more IronIron +53.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1711.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.195mg

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 0.33% 4.7% 0% 0% 48% 37% 33% 23% 44% 7.5% 0% 25% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +551.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +578.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
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 Gingerbread DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.683mg 105%
Folate 215µg 33µg 46%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.216g 28%
Selenium 0.9µg 16.3µg 28%
Fats 0.52g 16.4g 24%
Calcium 275mg 71mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.122g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 7.124g 18%
Calories 32kcal 356kcal 16%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.162mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.19mg 14%
Carbs 7.44g 49.2g 14%
Iron 1.88mg 2.88mg 13%
Sodium 43mg 327mg 12%
Magnesium 121mg 70mg 12%
Cholesterol 0mg 32mg 11%
Protein 0.33g 3.9g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.738mg 7%
Potassium 633mg 439mg 6%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.39mg 6%
Phosphorus 86mg 54mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.375mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.19mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Copper 0.19mg 0.195mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 14µg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 49.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.047mg 0%
Threonine 0.124mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.151mg 0%
Leucine 0.279mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.08mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.087mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 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
4% 16% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 3.9 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 49.2 g
Water: 28 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +218.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1081.8%
Contains more FatsFats +3053.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +561.3%
~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. Gingerbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172702/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.