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Broccoli vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between broccoli and Mexican tea

  • Broccoli has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, iron, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 126% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 25 times less vitamin C than broccoli. Broccoli has 89.2mg of vitamin C, while Mexican tea has 3.6mg.

Food types used in this article are Broccoli, 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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
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 -23.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +177.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +476.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +485.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +100.3%
Contains more IronIron +157.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +287.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1375.2%

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
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 +2377.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +153.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +220.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +197.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +241.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broccoli Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.21mg 3.098mg 126%
Vitamin C 89.2mg 3.6mg 95%
Vitamin K 101.6µg 85%
Folate 63µg 215µg 38%
Magnesium 21mg 121mg 24%
Calcium 47mg 275mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.117mg 0.348mg 18%
Copper 0.049mg 0.19mg 16%
Iron 0.73mg 1.88mg 14%
Potassium 316mg 633mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.573mg 0.179mg 8%
Zinc 0.41mg 1.1mg 6%
Protein 2.82g 0.33g 5%
Fiber 2.6g 3.8g 5%
Vitamin E 0.78mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.028mg 4%
Vitamin A 31µg 3µg 3%
Phosphorus 66mg 86mg 3%
Choline 18.7mg 3%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.9µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.175mg 0.152mg 2%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Calories 34kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.52g 0%
Carbs 6.64g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 4.04g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Sodium 33mg 43mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.639mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.059mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 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 +754.5%
Contains more FatsFats +40.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12%
Contains more OtherOther +187.4%
~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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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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