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Cinnamon vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cinnamon and Mexican tea

  • Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, iron, calcium, copper, and zinc; however, Mexican tea has more folate, vitamin B2, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cinnamon is 625% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 14 times less fiber than cinnamon. Cinnamon has 53.1g of fiber, while Mexican tea has 3.8g.

Food types used in this article are Spices, cinnamon, ground and Epazote, raw.

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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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +264.4%
Contains more IronIron +342.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +78.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +463.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +244.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +101.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.4%

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +748.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3483.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.152mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 3.098mg 625%
Fiber 53.1g 3.8g 197%
Iron 8.32mg 1.88mg 81%
Calcium 1002mg 275mg 73%
Folate 6µg 215µg 52%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.348mg 24%
Carbs 80.59g 7.44g 24%
Copper 0.339mg 0.19mg 17%
Magnesium 60mg 121mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Calories 247kcal 32kcal 11%
Protein 3.99g 0.33g 7%
Zinc 1.83mg 1.1mg 7%
Potassium 431mg 633mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 0.639mg 4%
Selenium 3.1µg 0.9µg 4%
Phosphorus 64mg 86mg 3%
Choline 11mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.345g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 1%
Vitamin A 15µg 3µg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Fats 1.24g 0.52g 1%
Sodium 10mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.028mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 3.6mg 0%
Net carbs 27.49g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 2.17g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.152mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1109.1%
Contains more FatsFats +138.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +983.2%
Contains more OtherOther +44%
Contains more WaterWater +743.2%

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients
  2. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients

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

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