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Fennel vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fennel and Mexican tea

  • Fennel has more vitamin A and vitamin C, while Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, copper, and zinc.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 126% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 17 times less vitamin A than fennel. Fennel contains 963IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea contains 57IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Fennel, bulb, 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.
Fennel
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 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 +611.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +461.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.9%
Contains more IronIron +157.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1522%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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.
Fennel
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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
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 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +987.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +696.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.191mg 3.098mg 126%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 52%
Folate 27µg 215µg 47%
Magnesium 17mg 121mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.348mg 24%
Calcium 49mg 275mg 23%
Iron 0.73mg 1.88mg 14%
Copper 0.066mg 0.19mg 14%
Vitamin C 12mg 3.6mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.152mg 8%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.1mg 8%
Potassium 414mg 633mg 6%
Vitamin A 48µg 3µg 5%
Phosphorus 50mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Fiber 3.1g 3.8g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.028mg 2%
Protein 1.24g 0.33g 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 0.179mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 1%
Calories 31kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.52g 0%
Carbs 7.3g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 4.2g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 3.93g N/A
Sodium 52mg 43mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 0.639mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fennel
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 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 +275.8%
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more OtherOther +138.1%
~equal in Carbs ~7.44g
~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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.