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Wafer vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wafer and Mexican tea

  • Wafer has more copper, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 104% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 13 times less sodium than wafer. Wafer contains 580mg of sodium, while Mexican tea contains 43mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cookies, chocolate wafers 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.
Wafer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
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 IronIron +113.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +533.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +787.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +345.1%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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.
Wafer
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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% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +625%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +347.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +198%
Contains more FolateFolate +357.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wafer Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.696mg 3.098mg 104%
Folate 47µg 215µg 42%
Copper 0.463mg 0.19mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.153g 28%
Iron 4.01mg 1.88mg 27%
Calcium 31mg 275mg 24%
Sodium 580mg 43mg 23%
Carbs 72.7g 7.44g 22%
Fats 14.2g 0.52g 21%
Calories 433kcal 32kcal 20%
Saturated fat 4.241g 19%
Magnesium 53mg 121mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.203mg 0.028mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.858mg 0.639mg 14%
Protein 6.6g 0.33g 13%
Potassium 210mg 633mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.865g 12%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.9µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.152mg 8%
Phosphorus 132mg 86mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.348mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.381mg 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Fiber 3.4g 3.8g 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 69.3g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Zinc 1.09mg 1.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Wafer
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7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 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 +1900%
Contains more FatsFats +2630.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +877.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1882.4%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.