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Mexican tea vs. Shortbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Mexican tea and shortbread?

  • Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and copper, yet shortbread is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 118% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 21 times more calcium than shortbread. Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, while shortbread has 13mg.
  • Mexican tea contains less sodium.

We used Epazote, raw and Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, 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 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +764.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2015.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +619.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +124.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +688.3%
Contains more IronIron +58.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +588.9%

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% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +165.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1160.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +412.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.314mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Shortbread DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.393mg 118%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 56%
Fats 0.52g 26.22g 40%
Saturated fat 8.105g 37%
Folate 215µg 81µg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.353mg 27%
Calcium 275mg 13mg 26%
Magnesium 121mg 14mg 25%
Calories 32kcal 514kcal 24%
Carbs 7.44g 63.78g 19%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 17%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 3.275mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 16%
Potassium 633mg 88mg 16%
Iron 1.88mg 2.98mg 14%
Sodium 43mg 353mg 13%
Copper 0.19mg 0.09mg 11%
Fiber 3.8g 1.3g 10%
Selenium 0.9µg 6.2µg 10%
Protein 0.33g 5.37g 10%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.071mg 6%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.49mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.321mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.314mg 3%
Phosphorus 86mg 66mg 3%
Net carbs 3.64g 62.48g N/A
Sugar 21.65g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.714g N/A
Choline 0.9mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g 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% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 g
Contains more WaterWater +2378.1%
Contains more OtherOther +142.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1527.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4942.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +757.3%

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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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/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.