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Mandarin orange vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between mandarin oranges and Mexican tea

  • Mandarin oranges have more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, copper, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 133% more.
  • Mandarin oranges have 12 times more vitamin A than Mexican tea. Mandarin oranges have 681IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea has 57IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), 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 8.6% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
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 -95.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +643.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.3%
Contains more IronIron +1153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +352.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +330%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7843.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%

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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +641.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1243.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mandarin orange Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.039mg 3.098mg 133%
Folate 16µg 215µg 50%
Vitamin C 26.7mg 3.6mg 26%
Magnesium 12mg 121mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.036mg 0.348mg 24%
Calcium 37mg 275mg 24%
Iron 0.15mg 1.88mg 22%
Copper 0.042mg 0.19mg 16%
Potassium 166mg 633mg 14%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.1mg 9%
Phosphorus 20mg 86mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 3.8g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.078mg 0.152mg 6%
Fructose 2.4g 3%
Vitamin A 34µg 3µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.058mg 0.028mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.376mg 0.639mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Carbs 13.34g 7.44g 2%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.216mg 0.179mg 1%
Calories 53kcal 32kcal 1%
Protein 0.81g 0.33g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Fats 0.31g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 11.54g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 10.58g N/A
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.065g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 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 +145.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.3%
Contains more FatsFats +67.7%
Contains more OtherOther +575.7%
~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. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/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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