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Asparagus vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between asparagus and Mexican tea

  • Asparagus has more vitamin A and vitamin B1; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, potassium, fiber, and zinc.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 128% more than asparagus.
  • Mexican tea contains 13 times less vitamin A than asparagus. Asparagus contains 756IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea contains 57IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Asparagus, 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 10% 7.2% 18% 80% 63% 15% 22% 0.26% 21% 13%
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 +13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +155.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +764.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1045.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +213.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +103.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +65.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1860.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.19mg

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 19% 13% 23% 0% 36% 33% 18% 16% 21% 0% 104% 39% 8.7%
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 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +410.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +146.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67%
Contains more FolateFolate +313.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Asparagus Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.158mg 3.098mg 128%
Folate 52µg 215µg 41%
Vitamin K 41.6µg 35%
Calcium 24mg 275mg 25%
Magnesium 14mg 121mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.141mg 0.348mg 16%
Potassium 202mg 633mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.028mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.13mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 3.8g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.091mg 0.152mg 5%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.1mg 5%
Phosphorus 52mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin A 38µg 3µg 4%
Protein 2.2g 0.33g 4%
Iron 2.14mg 1.88mg 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Selenium 2.3µg 0.9µg 3%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 3.6mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.978mg 0.639mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.179mg 2%
Sodium 2mg 43mg 2%
Calories 20kcal 32kcal 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Carbs 3.88g 7.44g 1%
Fats 0.12g 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 1.78g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1.88g N/A
Copper 0.189mg 0.19mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.04g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.084mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.075mg 0%
Leucine 0.128mg 0%
Lysine 0.104mg 0%
Methionine 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 3.88 g
Water: 93.22 g
Other: 0.58 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 +566.7%
Contains more FatsFats +333.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +91.8%
Contains more OtherOther +331%
~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. Asparagus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168389/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.