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Chicken meat vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken meat and Mexican tea

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 134% more than chicken meat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 ZincZinc +76.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2555.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +426.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.9%
Contains more IronIron +49.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15390%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 +1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1228.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +475.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +107.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +4200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.02mg 3.098mg 134%
Protein 27.3g 0.33g 54%
Folate 5µg 215µg 53%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.639mg 49%
Selenium 23.9µg 0.9µg 42%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Calcium 15mg 275mg 26%
Magnesium 23mg 121mg 23%
Fats 13.6g 0.52g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.152mg 19%
Saturated fat 3.79g 17%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.179mg 17%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.348mg 14%
Phosphorus 182mg 86mg 14%
Copper 0.066mg 0.19mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Potassium 223mg 633mg 12%
Calories 239kcal 32kcal 10%
Iron 1.26mg 1.88mg 8%
Zinc 1.94mg 1.1mg 8%
Vitamin A 48µg 3µg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.028mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Sodium 82mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Carbs 0g 7.44g 2%
Net carbs 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 +8172.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2515.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +50.1%
~equal in Other ~2.5g

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.