Coconut vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are coconut and Mexican tea different?
- Coconut is richer in copper, fiber, and selenium, while Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B6.
- Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 69% more than coconut.
- Coconut contains 11 times more selenium than Mexican tea. Coconut contains 10.1µg of selenium, while Mexican tea contains 0.9µg.
Nuts, coconut meat, raw and Epazote, raw types were 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.
Contains more IronIron | +29.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +128.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +31.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -53.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1022.2% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +278.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1864.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +77.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +106.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +135.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +67.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1640% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +18.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +181.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +726.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 29.698g | 135% | |
Manganese | 1.5mg | 3.098mg | 69% |
Fats | 33.49g | 0.52g | 51% |
Folate | 26µg | 215µg | 47% |
Copper | 0.435mg | 0.19mg | 27% |
Calcium | 14mg | 275mg | 26% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.02mg | 0.348mg | 25% |
Fiber | 9g | 3.8g | 21% |
Magnesium | 32mg | 121mg | 21% |
Selenium | 10.1µg | 0.9µg | 17% |
Calories | 354kcal | 32kcal | 16% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.054mg | 0.152mg | 8% |
Potassium | 356mg | 633mg | 8% |
Iron | 2.43mg | 1.88mg | 7% |
Protein | 3.33g | 0.33g | 6% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.425g | 4% | |
Phosphorus | 113mg | 86mg | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 0.028mg | 3% |
Carbs | 15.23g | 7.44g | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.24mg | 2% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.366g | 2% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.3mg | 0.179mg | 2% |
Choline | 12.1mg | 2% | |
Sodium | 20mg | 43mg | 1% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.54mg | 0.639mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 3.3mg | 3.6mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 6.23g | 3.64g | N/A |
Sugar | 6.23g | N/A | |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 1.1mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 3µg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.039mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.121mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.131mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.247mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.147mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.062mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.169mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.202mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.077mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.33 g
Fats:
33.49 g
Carbs:
15.23 g
Water:
46.99 g
Other:
0.96 g
Protein:
0.33 g
Fats:
0.52 g
Carbs:
7.44 g
Water:
89.21 g
Other:
2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +909.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +6340.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +104.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +89.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +160.4% |