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Drumstick tree vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between drumstick tree and Mexican tea

  • Drumstick tree has more vitamin C and vitamin B5; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, magnesium, copper, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for drumstick tree is 153% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 4 times less vitamin B5 than drumstick tree. Drumstick tree has 0.794mg of vitamin B5, while Mexican tea has 0.179mg.

Food types used in this article are Drumstick pods, raw 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
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 +168.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.3%
Contains more IronIron +422.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +126.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1096.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Sodium ~43mg

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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
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 CVitamin C +3816.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +343.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +370.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drumstick tree Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin C 141mg 3.6mg 153%
Manganese 0.259mg 3.098mg 123%
Folate 44µg 215µg 43%
Calcium 30mg 275mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 0.348mg 21%
Iron 0.36mg 1.88mg 19%
Magnesium 45mg 121mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.794mg 0.179mg 12%
Copper 0.084mg 0.19mg 12%
Zinc 0.45mg 1.1mg 6%
Phosphorus 50mg 86mg 5%
Potassium 461mg 633mg 5%
Protein 2.1g 0.33g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.152mg 2%
Fiber 3.2g 3.8g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.053mg 0.028mg 2%
Calories 37kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.52g 0%
Carbs 8.53g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 5.33g 3.64g N/A
Sodium 42mg 43mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 3µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.62mg 0.639mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.102g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 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 +536.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.7%
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more OtherOther +157.7%
~equal in Water ~89.21g

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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. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/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.