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Espresso vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between espresso and Mexican tea

  • Espresso has more vitamin B3; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, iron, copper, potassium, fiber, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 133% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 8 times less vitamin B3 than espresso. Espresso has 5.207mg of vitamin B3, while Mexican tea has 0.639mg.

Food types used in this article are Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared 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 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
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 -67.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +51.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +450.4%
Contains more IronIron +1346.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +280%
Contains more ZincZinc +2100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1128.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6096%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 0% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +714.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +539.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7500%
Contains more FolateFolate +21400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.05mg 3.098mg 133%
Folate 1µg 215µg 54%
Caffeine 212mg 53%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 0.639mg 29%
Calcium 2mg 275mg 27%
Iron 0.13mg 1.88mg 22%
Copper 0.05mg 0.19mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Potassium 115mg 633mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.348mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.152mg 12%
Phosphorus 7mg 86mg 11%
Magnesium 80mg 121mg 10%
Zinc 0.05mg 1.1mg 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0.179mg 3%
Carbs 1.67g 7.44g 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.028mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 1%
Calories 9kcal 32kcal 1%
Sodium 14mg 43mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.52g 1%
Protein 0.12g 0.33g 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 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 +175%
Contains more FatsFats +188.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +345.5%
Contains more OtherOther +987%
~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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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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