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Cottage cheese vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cottage cheese and Mexican tea?

  • Cottage cheese is richer in vitamin B12 and selenium, yet Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, calcium, copper, potassium, and fiber.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 135% higher.

We used Cheese, cottage, creamed, large or small curd and Epazote, raw types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 25% 9.2% 2.6% 9.7% 11% 68% 47% 0.26% 53%
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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +84.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +977.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +231.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +508.7%
Contains more IronIron +2585.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +555.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +175%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +154800%

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% 12% 1.6% 1.5% 6.8% 38% 1.9% 33% 11% 54% 0% 9% 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 AVitamin A +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +211.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +113.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +230.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1691.7%
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cottage cheese Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.002mg 3.098mg 135%
Folate 12µg 215µg 51%
Magnesium 8mg 121mg 27%
Iron 0.07mg 1.88mg 23%
Protein 11.12g 0.33g 22%
Calcium 83mg 275mg 19%
Copper 0.029mg 0.19mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.43µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 9.7µg 0.9µg 16%
Potassium 104mg 633mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.163mg 0.348mg 14%
Sodium 364mg 43mg 14%
Phosphorus 159mg 86mg 10%
Saturated fat 1.718g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.152mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.557mg 0.179mg 8%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.4mg 1.1mg 6%
Fats 4.3g 0.52g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin A 37µg 3µg 4%
Choline 18.4mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.099mg 0.639mg 3%
Calories 98kcal 32kcal 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.778g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Carbs 3.38g 7.44g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.123g 1%
Net carbs 3.38g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 2.67g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.028mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.591mg 0%
Leucine 1.116mg 0%
Lysine 0.934mg 0%
Methionine 0.269mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.577mg 0%
Valine 0.748mg 0%
Histidine 0.326mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 4% 3% 80%
Protein: 11.12 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 3.38 g
Water: 79.79 g
Other: 1.41 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 +3269.7%
Contains more FatsFats +726.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +120.1%
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%
Contains more OtherOther +77.3%

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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. Cottage cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172179/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.