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Chives vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chives and Mexican tea

  • Chives have more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, potassium, and fiber.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 118% more than chives.
  • Mexican tea has 76 times less vitamin A than chives. Chives have 4353IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea has 57IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chives, 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.
Chives
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 28% 26% 60% 52% 15% 25% 0.39% 49% 4.9%
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 +188.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +198.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +113.9%
Contains more IronIron +17.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +21%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +730.6%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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.
Chives
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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 194% 73% 4.2% 0% 20% 27% 12% 19% 32% 0% 532% 79% 2.8%
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 +1513.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +81%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +202.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +104.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chives Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin K 212.7µg 177%
Manganese 0.373mg 3.098mg 118%
Vitamin C 58.1mg 3.6mg 61%
Folate 105µg 215µg 28%
Vitamin A 218µg 3µg 24%
Magnesium 42mg 121mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.348mg 18%
Calcium 92mg 275mg 18%
Potassium 296mg 633mg 10%
Protein 3.27g 0.33g 6%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.1mg 5%
Fiber 2.5g 3.8g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.028mg 4%
Copper 0.157mg 0.19mg 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 86mg 4%
Iron 1.6mg 1.88mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.324mg 0.179mg 3%
Sodium 3mg 43mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.267g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.152mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Choline 5.2mg 1%
Carbs 4.35g 7.44g 1%
Saturated fat 0.146g 1%
Calories 30kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.73g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 1.85g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1.85g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.647mg 0.639mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.095g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.195mg 0%
Lysine 0.163mg 0%
Methionine 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.105mg 0%
Valine 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.057mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Chives
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3% 4% 91%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 4.35 g
Water: 90.65 g
Other: 1 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 +890.9%
Contains more FatsFats +40.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~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. Chives - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169994/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.