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Couscous vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between couscous and Mexican tea

  • Couscous has more selenium; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, copper, and fiber.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 131% more than couscous.
  • Couscous has 31 times more selenium than Mexican tea. While couscous has 27.5µg of selenium, Mexican tea has only 0.9µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Couscous, cooked 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 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
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 -88.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2955.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1412.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3337.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +991.4%
Contains more IronIron +394.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +363.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +323.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +290.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3588.1%

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% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +198%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.084mg 3.098mg 131%
Folate 15µg 215µg 50%
Selenium 27.5µg 0.9µg 48%
Magnesium 8mg 121mg 27%
Calcium 8mg 275mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.348mg 25%
Iron 0.38mg 1.88mg 19%
Potassium 58mg 633mg 17%
Copper 0.041mg 0.19mg 17%
Fiber 1.4g 3.8g 10%
Phosphorus 22mg 86mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.152mg 8%
Zinc 0.26mg 1.1mg 8%
Protein 3.79g 0.33g 7%
Carbs 23.22g 7.44g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Calories 112kcal 32kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.028mg 3%
Sodium 5mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.639mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.52g 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Net carbs 21.82g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 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 +1048.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +212.1%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more WaterWater +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +861.5%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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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