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Peppermint vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and baby food different?

  • Peppermint is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and folate; however, baby food is richer in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for baby food is 530% higher.
  • Peppermint contains 212 times more vitamin A than baby food. While peppermint contains 4248IU of vitamin A, baby food contains only 20IU.
  • Baby food has a lower glycemic index (56) than peppermint (70).

Peppermint, fresh and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified are the varieties used 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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +201.6%
Contains more IronIron +835%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +437%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.334mg

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1282.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21100%
Contains more FolateFolate +165.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2873.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +921.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1934.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +217.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +46.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 47.5mg 530%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 34.714mg 206%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 2.438mg 196%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 2.717mg 189%
Manganese 1.176mg 51%
Calcium 243mg 733mg 49%
Selenium 25.9µg 47%
Phosphorus 73mg 392mg 46%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 2.3mg 33%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Vitamin A 212µg 1µg 23%
Carbs 14.89g 73.4g 20%
Folate 114µg 43µg 18%
Protein 3.75g 12.2g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 1.074mg 15%
Calories 70kcal 379kcal 15%
Zinc 1.11mg 2.4mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 1.697g 8%
Fats 0.94g 4.4g 5%
Magnesium 80mg 100mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.189mg 5%
Potassium 569mg 437mg 4%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 1.206g 3%
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.769g 2%
Fiber 8g 7.5g 2%
Sodium 31mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Copper 0.329mg 0.334mg 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1073.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +225.3%
Contains more FatsFats +368.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +392.9%
Contains more OtherOther +86.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3554.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +234.1%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.