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Bamboo shoots vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between bamboo shoots and Mexican tea

  • Bamboo shoots have more vitamin B1 and vitamin B6; however, Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, and fiber.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 123% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Mexican tea has 5 times less vitamin B1 than bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots have 0.15mg of vitamin B1, while Mexican tea has 0.028mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bamboo shoots, 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 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
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 -90.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2015.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.8%
Contains more IronIron +276%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1082.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.19mg
~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.
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% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
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 +435.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +397.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2971.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.262mg 3.098mg 123%
Folate 7µg 215µg 52%
Magnesium 3mg 121mg 28%
Calcium 13mg 275mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.348mg 21%
Iron 0.5mg 1.88mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.028mg 10%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.152mg 7%
Fiber 2.2g 3.8g 6%
Protein 2.6g 0.33g 5%
Phosphorus 59mg 86mg 4%
Potassium 533mg 633mg 3%
Sodium 4mg 43mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 1%
Carbs 5.2g 7.44g 1%
Calories 27kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.3g 0.52g 0%
Vitamin C 4mg 3.6mg 0%
Net carbs 3g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 3g N/A
Copper 0.19mg 0.19mg 0%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.639mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 0.179mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 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 +687.9%
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.1%
Contains more OtherOther +177.8%
~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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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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