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Cocoa solids vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocoa solids and Mexican tea different?

  • Cocoa solids are higher in copper, iron, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, manganese, potassium, and selenium; however, Mexican tea is richer in folate.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for cocoa solids is 400% higher.
  • Cocoa solids contain 16 times more selenium than Mexican tea. While cocoa solids contain 14.3µg of selenium, Mexican tea contains only 0.9µg.

Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened and Epazote, raw are the varieties 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 356% 38% 134% 520% 1263% 186% 315% 2.7% 500% 78%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +312.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.8%
Contains more IronIron +637.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1893.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +519.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +753.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1488.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.8%

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% 0% 2% 0% 20% 56% 41% 15% 27% 0% 6.3% 24% 6.5%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +571.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocoa solids Mexican tea DV% diff.
Copper 3.788mg 0.19mg 400%
Iron 13.86mg 1.88mg 150%
Fiber 37g 3.8g 133%
Phosphorus 734mg 86mg 93%
Magnesium 499mg 121mg 90%
Caffeine 230mg 58%
Zinc 6.81mg 1.1mg 52%
Folate 32µg 215µg 46%
Protein 19.6g 0.33g 39%
Saturated fat 8.07g 37%
Manganese 3.837mg 3.098mg 32%
Potassium 1524mg 633mg 26%
Selenium 14.3µg 0.9µg 24%
Fats 13.7g 0.52g 20%
Carbs 57.9g 7.44g 17%
Calcium 128mg 275mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 4.57g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.185mg 0.639mg 10%
Calories 228kcal 32kcal 10%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.348mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.028mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.118mg 0.152mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.44g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.179mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Choline 12mg 2%
Sodium 21mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 20.9g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1.75g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.293mg 0%
Threonine 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.76mg 0%
Leucine 1.189mg 0%
Lysine 0.983mg 0%
Methionine 0.202mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.941mg 0%
Valine 1.177mg 0%
Histidine 0.339mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 14% 58% 3% 6%
Protein: 19.6 g
Fats: 13.7 g
Carbs: 57.9 g
Water: 3 g
Other: 5.8 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 +5839.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2534.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +678.2%
Contains more OtherOther +132%
Contains more WaterWater +2873.7%

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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. Cocoa solids - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169593/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.

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