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Black gram vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between black gram and Mexican tea?

  • Black gram is higher in copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, yet Mexican tea is higher in manganese and calcium.
  • Black gram's daily need coverage for copper is 88% more.
  • Black gram has 10 times more vitamin B1 than Mexican tea. While black gram has 0.273mg of vitamin B1, Mexican tea has only 0.028mg.

We used Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw and Epazote, raw types in this article.

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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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +120.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.3%
Contains more IronIron +302.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +204.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +811.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102.9%

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% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +875%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +84.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +37%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~215µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Mexican tea DV% diff.
Copper 0.981mg 0.19mg 88%
Iron 7.57mg 1.88mg 71%
Manganese 1.527mg 3.098mg 68%
Fiber 18.3g 3.8g 58%
Protein 25.21g 0.33g 50%
Phosphorus 379mg 86mg 42%
Magnesium 267mg 121mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.028mg 20%
Zinc 3.35mg 1.1mg 20%
Carbs 58.99g 7.44g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 0.179mg 15%
Calories 341kcal 32kcal 15%
Calcium 138mg 275mg 14%
Selenium 8.2µg 0.9µg 13%
Potassium 983mg 633mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.152mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.348mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 0.639mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Fats 1.64g 0.52g 2%
Saturated fat 0.114g 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 3.64g N/A
Sodium 38mg 43mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Folate 216µg 215µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 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 +7539.4%
Contains more FatsFats +215.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +692.9%
Contains more OtherOther +34.4%
Contains more WaterWater +726%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.