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Arugula vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arugula and Mexican tea

  • Arugula has more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, vitamin B2, magnesium, copper, calcium, fiber, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 121% more than arugula.
  • Arugula has 42 times more vitamin A than Mexican tea. While arugula has 2373IU of vitamin A, Mexican tea has only 57IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Arugula, raw 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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
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 less SodiumSodium -37.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.5%
Contains more IronIron +28.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +134%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +865.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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 CVitamin C +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3866.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +304.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +121.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.321mg 3.098mg 121%
Vitamin K 108.6µg 91%
Folate 97µg 215µg 30%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.348mg 20%
Magnesium 47mg 121mg 18%
Copper 0.076mg 0.19mg 13%
Vitamin A 119µg 3µg 13%
Vitamin C 15mg 3.6mg 13%
Calcium 160mg 275mg 12%
Fiber 1.6g 3.8g 9%
Potassium 369mg 633mg 8%
Zinc 0.47mg 1.1mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.152mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.179mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 86mg 5%
Protein 2.58g 0.33g 5%
Iron 1.46mg 1.88mg 5%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.639mg 2%
Sodium 27mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.028mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 3.65g 7.44g 1%
Calories 25kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.66g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 2.05g N/A
Saturated fat 0.086g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 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 +681.8%
Contains more FatsFats +26.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.8%
Contains more OtherOther +78.6%
~equal in Water ~89.21g

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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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.