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Marinara sauce vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between marinara sauce and Mexican tea

  • Marinara sauce has more vitamin B3 and vitamin A; however, Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 129% more than marinara sauce.
  • Mexican tea has 11 times less vitamin A than marinara sauce. Marinara sauce has 650IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea has 57IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium 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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
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 -30.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +572.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +918.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more IronIron +141%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +152.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2161.3%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
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 AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +513%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +80%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1553.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marinara sauce Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.137mg 3.098mg 129%
Folate 13µg 215µg 51%
Magnesium 18mg 121mg 25%
Calcium 27mg 275mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.348mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.917mg 0.639mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.4mg 16%
Iron 0.78mg 1.88mg 14%
Copper 0.081mg 0.19mg 12%
Vitamin K 13.9µg 12%
Potassium 319mg 633mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 3.8g 8%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.1mg 8%
Phosphorus 34mg 86mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin A 33µg 3µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 3%
Choline 13.7mg 2%
Protein 1.41g 0.33g 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 3.6mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.173mg 0.152mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.377g 1%
Calories 51kcal 32kcal 1%
Fats 1.48g 0.52g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 30mg 43mg 1%
Carbs 8.06g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 6.26g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 5.5g N/A
Selenium 1.1µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 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 +327.3%
Contains more FatsFats +184.6%
Contains more OtherOther +50.6%
~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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.