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

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Summary of differences between white bread and Mexican tea

  • White bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, and iron; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, potassium, and calcium.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 111% more than white bread.
  • White bread has 24 times more selenium than Mexican tea. While white bread has 22µg of selenium, Mexican tea has only 0.9µg.
  • Mexican tea has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) 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 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
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 +92%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2344.4%
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%

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 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 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 +1803.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +648%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +199.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

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