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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, vitamin B6, and protein; 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 8 times less protein than bamboo shoots. Bamboo shoots have 2.6g of protein, while Mexican tea has 0.33g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bamboo shoots, raw and Epazote, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 13% 0% 0.33% 20% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 12% 0% 1% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161%
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

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%
Carbs 5.2g 7.44g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 1%
Calories 27kcal 32kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 9.6g 1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 104kcal 970kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 370g 313g N/A
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%
~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.

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