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Cassava vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cassava and Mexican tea different?

  • Cassava is richer in vitamin C, while Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 118% more than cassava.
  • Cassava contains 6 times more vitamin C than Mexican tea. Cassava contains 20.6mg of vitamin C, while Mexican tea contains 3.6mg.

Cassava, raw and Epazote, raw types were used 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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
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 -67.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +476.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1618.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.6%
Contains more IronIron +596.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains more ZincZinc +223.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +218.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +706.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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 +472.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +625%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +696.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.384mg 3.098mg 118%
Folate 27µg 215µg 47%
Calcium 16mg 275mg 26%
Magnesium 21mg 121mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.348mg 23%
Iron 0.27mg 1.88mg 20%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 3.6mg 19%
Potassium 271mg 633mg 11%
Carbs 38.06g 7.44g 10%
Copper 0.1mg 0.19mg 10%
Fiber 1.8g 3.8g 8%
Phosphorus 27mg 86mg 8%
Zinc 0.34mg 1.1mg 7%
Calories 160kcal 32kcal 6%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.152mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.028mg 5%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Protein 1.36g 0.33g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.639mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.179mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 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 +312.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +411.6%
Contains more FatsFats +85.7%
Contains more WaterWater +49.5%
Contains more OtherOther +303.2%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.