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Brussels sprouts vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Brussels sprouts and Mexican tea

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B1; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 120% more.
  • Brussels sprouts have 24 times more vitamin C than Mexican tea. Brussels sprouts have 85mg of vitamin C, while Mexican tea has 3.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Brussels sprouts, 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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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 -41.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +426.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +554.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.7%
Contains more IronIron +34.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +161.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +819.3%

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 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 +2261.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +396.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +286.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +252.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Mexican tea DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 1020%
Vitamin K 177µg 148%
Manganese 0.337mg 3.098mg 120%
Vitamin C 85mg 3.6mg 90%
Folate 61µg 215µg 39%
Magnesium 23mg 121mg 23%
Calcium 42mg 275mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.348mg 20%
Copper 0.07mg 0.19mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0.028mg 9%
Potassium 389mg 633mg 7%
Iron 1.4mg 1.88mg 6%
Zinc 0.42mg 1.1mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Protein 3.38g 0.33g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0.152mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.179mg 3%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Phosphorus 69mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0.639mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 32kcal 1%
Selenium 1.6µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 8.95g 7.44g 1%
Sodium 25mg 43mg 1%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 5.15g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Fiber 3.8g 3.8g 0%
Saturated fat 0.062g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 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 +924.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.3%
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more OtherOther +82.5%
~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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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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