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Fenugreek vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fenugreek and Mexican tea

  • Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and zinc; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese and folate.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily need for iron, 396% more than Mexican tea.
  • Fenugreek has 12 times more vitamin B1 than Mexican tea. While fenugreek has 0.322mg of vitamin B1, Mexican tea has only 0.028mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Spices, fenugreek seed 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 136% 53% 68% 1257% 370% 68% 127% 8.7% 160% 34%
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 +57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains more IronIron +1683.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +484.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +244.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152.3%

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 10% 1% 0% 0% 81% 84% 31% 0% 138% 0% 0% 43% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more FolateFolate +277.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.348mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Mexican tea DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 1.88mg 396%
Copper 1.11mg 0.19mg 102%
Fiber 24.6g 3.8g 83%
Manganese 1.228mg 3.098mg 81%
Protein 23g 0.33g 45%
Folate 57µg 215µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.152mg 34%
Phosphorus 296mg 86mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.028mg 25%
Carbs 58.35g 7.44g 17%
Magnesium 191mg 121mg 17%
Calories 323kcal 32kcal 15%
Zinc 2.5mg 1.1mg 13%
Selenium 6.3µg 0.9µg 10%
Calcium 176mg 275mg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.52g 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.639mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Potassium 770mg 633mg 4%
Vitamin C 3mg 3.6mg 1%
Sodium 67mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.348mg 1%
Net carbs 33.75g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 6% 58% 9% 3%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 6.41 g
Carbs: 58.35 g
Water: 8.84 g
Other: 3.4 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 +6869.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1132.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +684.3%
Contains more OtherOther +36%
Contains more WaterWater +909.2%

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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. Fenugreek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171324/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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