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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
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 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%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
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 +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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coconut Mexican tea 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
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 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 +909.1%
Contains more FatsFats +6340.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.7%
Contains more WaterWater +89.8%
Contains more OtherOther +160.4%

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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. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/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.