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Dates vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dates and Mexican tea

  • Dates have more fiber and vitamin B5, while Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, and zinc.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 123% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 3 times less vitamin B5 than dates. Dates contain 0.589mg of vitamin B5, while Mexican tea contains 0.179mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Dates, deglet noor 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.
Dates
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
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 -95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +605.1%
Contains more IronIron +84.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +279.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1082.4%
~equal in Potassium ~633mg
~equal in Copper ~0.19mg

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.
Dates
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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
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 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +427.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1031.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.152mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dates Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.262mg 3.098mg 123%
Folate 19µg 215µg 49%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Calcium 39mg 275mg 24%
Carbs 75.03g 7.44g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.066mg 0.348mg 22%
Magnesium 43mg 121mg 19%
Fiber 8g 3.8g 17%
Calories 282kcal 32kcal 13%
Iron 1.02mg 1.88mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.589mg 0.179mg 8%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.1mg 7%
Selenium 3µg 0.9µg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.274mg 0.639mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3.6mg 4%
Protein 2.45g 0.33g 4%
Phosphorus 62mg 86mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.028mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 43mg 2%
Copper 0.206mg 0.19mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Potassium 656mg 633mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.165mg 0.152mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 67.03g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dates
2
2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 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 +642.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +908.5%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +334.5%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/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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