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

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Summary of differences between Mexican tea and pineapple cake

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, potassium, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, pineapple cake is higher in vitamin B1 and selenium.
  • Pineapple cake covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 12748% more than Mexican tea.
  • Mexican tea has 9 times more magnesium than pineapple cake. While Mexican tea has 121mg of magnesium, pineapple cake has only 13mg.
  • Mexican tea has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Epazote, raw and Cake, pineapple upside-down, 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 9.3% 36% 9.9% 56% 29% 8.5% 35% 42% 46% 51%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +830.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +129.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +465.2%
Contains more IronIron +27%
Contains more CopperCopper +118.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +254.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +785.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +944.4%
~equal in Phosphorus ~82mg

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 4% 21% 0% 0% 38250% 36% 22% 12% 7.8% 10% 0% 20% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +347.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +726.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +546328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.8%
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 Pineapple cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 153mg 12748%
Manganese 3.098mg 0.35mg 119%
Folate 215µg 26µg 47%
Magnesium 121mg 13mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.282g 22%
Fats 0.52g 12.1g 18%
Calcium 275mg 120mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.156mg 15%
Selenium 0.9µg 9.4µg 15%
Potassium 633mg 112mg 15%
Calories 32kcal 319kcal 14%
Carbs 7.44g 50.5g 14%
Monounsaturated fat 5.194g 13%
Saturated fat 2.915g 13%
Fiber 3.8g 0.8g 12%
Sodium 43mg 319mg 12%
Copper 0.19mg 0.087mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.034mg 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.31mg 7%
Vitamin A 3µg 62µg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 22mg 7%
Protein 0.33g 3.5g 6%
Iron 1.88mg 1.48mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.19mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 1.2mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Phosphorus 86mg 82mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 49.7g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.202mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.117mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.264mg 0%
Lysine 0.143mg 0%
Methionine 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.167mg 0%
Histidine 0.081mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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% 12% 51% 32%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 12.1 g
Carbs: 50.5 g
Water: 32.3 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +176.2%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +960.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2226.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +578.8%

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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. Pineapple cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172703/nutrients

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

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