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Mexican tea vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Mexican tea and white bread

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, potassium, and calcium; however, white bread is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 111% more than white bread.
  • Mexican tea has 5 times more magnesium than white bread. While Mexican tea has 121mg of magnesium, white bread has only 23mg.
  • Mexican tea has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Epazote, raw and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs).

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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 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +426.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +402.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +478%
Contains more IronIron +92%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2344.4%

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% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +74.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +93.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1803.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +648%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +199.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea White bread DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.536mg 111%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.533mg 42%
Selenium 0.9µg 22µg 38%
Folate 215µg 111µg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 4.78mg 26%
Magnesium 121mg 23mg 23%
Iron 1.88mg 3.61mg 22%
Sodium 43mg 490mg 19%
Protein 0.33g 8.85g 17%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Potassium 633mg 126mg 15%
Carbs 7.44g 49.42g 14%
Calcium 275mg 144mg 13%
Calories 32kcal 266kcal 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 11%
Copper 0.19mg 0.101mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.243mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.536mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.087mg 5%
Fiber 3.8g 2.7g 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Fats 0.52g 3.33g 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.74mg 3%
Fructose 2.43g 3%
Saturated fat 0.698g 3%
Phosphorus 86mg 98mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.599g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 46.72g N/A
Sugar 5.67g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.027g N/A
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 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
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 g
Contains more WaterWater +144.9%
Contains more OtherOther +26.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2581.8%
Contains more FatsFats +540.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +564.2%

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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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/nutrients

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

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