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Cabbage vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cabbage and Mexican tea

  • Cabbage has more vitamin C; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, copper, iron, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 128% more than cabbage.
  • Cabbage has 10 times more vitamin C than Mexican tea. While cabbage has 36.6mg of vitamin C, Mexican tea has only 3.6mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cabbage, 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
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 -58.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +587.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.4%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +511.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1836.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
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 +916.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +173.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.16mg 3.098mg 128%
Vitamin K 76µg 63%
Folate 43µg 215µg 43%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 3.6mg 37%
Magnesium 12mg 121mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.348mg 24%
Calcium 40mg 275mg 24%
Copper 0.019mg 0.19mg 19%
Iron 0.47mg 1.88mg 18%
Potassium 170mg 633mg 14%
Phosphorus 26mg 86mg 9%
Zinc 0.18mg 1.1mg 8%
Fiber 2.5g 3.8g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.639mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.028mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.152mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Protein 1.28g 0.33g 2%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 5.8g 7.44g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 18mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.179mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.52g 1%
Calories 25kcal 32kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 3.2g N/A
Vitamin A 5µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 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 +287.9%
Contains more FatsFats +420%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.3%
Contains more OtherOther +290.6%
~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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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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