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Filo vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between filo and Mexican tea

  • Filo has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, and iron; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 114% more.
  • Filo has 26 times more selenium than Mexican tea. Filo has 23.3µg of selenium, while Mexican tea has 0.9µg.
  • Mexican tea is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Phyllo dough 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.
Filo
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
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 IronIron +70.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2488.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +755.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +124.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +550.8%

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.
Filo
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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
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 +1832.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +537.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +406.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.348mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Filo Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.476mg 3.098mg 114%
Vitamin B1 0.541mg 0.028mg 43%
Selenium 23.3µg 0.9µg 41%
Folate 88µg 215µg 32%
Calcium 11mg 275mg 26%
Magnesium 15mg 121mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.073mg 0.639mg 21%
Sodium 483mg 43mg 19%
Iron 3.21mg 1.88mg 17%
Potassium 74mg 633mg 16%
Carbs 52.6g 7.44g 15%
Protein 7.1g 0.33g 14%
Calories 299kcal 32kcal 13%
Copper 0.101mg 0.19mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.152mg 9%
Fats 6g 0.52g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.149g 8%
Fiber 1.9g 3.8g 8%
Saturated fat 1.47g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.923g 6%
Zinc 0.49mg 1.1mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.302mg 0.179mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Phosphorus 75mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.341mg 0.348mg 1%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 50.7g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.18g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.359mg 0%
Valine 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Filo
3
7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 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 +2051.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1053.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +607%
Contains more WaterWater +173.7%
Contains more OtherOther +47.1%

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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. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/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.