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Mexican tea vs. Graham cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Mexican tea and graham cracker?

  • Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, yet graham cracker is higher in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 90% more.
  • Mexican tea has 4 times more potassium than graham cracker. While Mexican tea has 633mg of potassium, graham cracker has only 170mg.
  • The amount of sodium in Mexican tea is lower.

We used Epazote, raw and Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) types 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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +202.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +257.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +204%
Contains more IronIron +101.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +846.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +594.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +134.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.317mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Graham cracker DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 1.019mg 90%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 36%
Folate 215µg 91µg 31%
Iron 1.88mg 3.78mg 24%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 4.439mg 24%
Carbs 7.44g 77.66g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.265mg 20%
Calories 32kcal 430kcal 20%
Calcium 275mg 77mg 20%
Magnesium 121mg 40mg 19%
Starch 46.56g 19%
Sodium 43mg 459mg 18%
Fats 0.52g 10.6g 16%
Potassium 633mg 170mg 14%
Phosphorus 86mg 185mg 14%
Protein 0.33g 6.69g 13%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Selenium 0.9µg 6.3µg 10%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.633g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.42mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.19mg 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.317mg 2%
Fiber 3.8g 3.4g 2%
Choline 5.9mg 1%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.96mg 1%
Fructose 0.99g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 74.26g N/A
Sugar 24.85g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.156mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.055g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g 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
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more WaterWater +2531.6%
Contains more OtherOther +50.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1927.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1938.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +943.8%

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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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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