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Cherry vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cherries and Mexican tea?

  • Cherries are higher in vitamin A, yet Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 130% more.
  • Cherries have 23 times more vitamin A than Mexican tea. While cherries have 1283IU of vitamin A, Mexican tea has only 57IU.

We used Cherries, sour, red, raw and Epazote, raw types 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.
Cherry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 4.8% 15% 12% 35% 2.7% 6.4% 0.39% 15% 0%
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 -93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1244.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1618.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.9%
Contains more IronIron +487.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +473.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2666.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Cherry
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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 33% 21% 1.4% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 7.5% 8.6% 10% 0% 5.3% 6% 3.3%
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 +177.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +2587.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cherry Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.112mg 3.098mg 130%
Folate 8µg 215µg 52%
Magnesium 9mg 121mg 27%
Calcium 16mg 275mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.348mg 24%
Iron 0.32mg 1.88mg 20%
Potassium 173mg 633mg 14%
Phosphorus 15mg 86mg 10%
Copper 0.104mg 0.19mg 10%
Fiber 1.6g 3.8g 9%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.152mg 8%
Vitamin A 64µg 3µg 7%
Vitamin C 10mg 3.6mg 7%
Fructose 3.51g 4%
Sodium 3mg 43mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 2%
Carbs 12.18g 7.44g 2%
Protein 1g 0.33g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.09g 1%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.143mg 0.179mg 1%
Calories 50kcal 32kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.639mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 10.58g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 8.49g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.028mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.068g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.082g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cherry
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12% 86%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 12.18 g
Water: 86.13 g
Other: 0.39 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 +203%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.7%
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more OtherOther +541%
~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. Cherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173954/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.