Tamale vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tamale and chocolate brownie

Tamale has more vitamin B12, while chocolate brownie has more copper, manganese, vitamin A, selenium, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B1.
Chocolate brownie's daily need coverage for copper is 36% higher.
Chocolate brownie contains 3 times less vitamin B12 than tamale. Tamale contains 0.54µg of vitamin B12, while chocolate brownie contains 0.16µg.
The amount of saturated fat in tamale is lower.
Chocolate brownie has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chocolate brownie is 42, while the glycemic index of tamale is 82.

The food types used in this comparison are Tamales (Navajo) and Cookies, brownies, 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.

Tamale

Chocolate brownie

Contains more ZincZinc

+52.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+140.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+96.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.4%
Contains more IronIron	+50.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+515.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+237.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+91.7%

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.

Tamale

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+237.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+182%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+60%
Contains more FolateFolate	+93.3%

~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			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.688g	9.412g	58%
Copper	0.063mg	0.388mg	36%
Fats	6.12g	29.1g	35%
Saturated fat	2.396g	7.319g	22%
Vitamin A	0µg	176µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.739g	10.839g	20%
Cholesterol	17mg	73mg	19%
Manganese	0.174mg	0.587mg	18%
Calories	153kcal	466kcal	16%
Vitamin B12	0.54µg	0.16µg	16%
Fiber	3.1g		12%
Carbs	18.12g	50.2g	11%
Selenium	6µg	11.5µg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.141mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.19mg	8%
Iron	1.22mg	1.84mg	8%
Magnesium	22mg	53mg	7%
Starch	12.27g		5%
Phosphorus	99mg	132mg	5%
Zinc	1.48mg	0.97mg	5%
Sodium	427mg	343mg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.59mg	0.982mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.143mg	0.094mg	4%
Folate	15µg	29µg	4%
Calcium	29mg	57mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0.3mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.205mg	0.328mg	2%
Potassium	131mg	176mg	1%
Protein	6.28g	6.2g	0%
Net carbs	15.02g	50.2g	N/A
Sugar	0.99g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.052mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.239mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.271mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.568mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.427mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.15mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.275mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.318mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.196mg	0.136mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.029g		N/A