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Mashed potato vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between mashed potato and Mexican tea

  • Mashed potato has less manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, copper, potassium, and fiber than Mexican tea.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 130% more than mashed potato.
  • Mashed potato has 7 times more sodium than Mexican tea. While mashed potato has 306mg of sodium, Mexican tea has only 43mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, potato, mashed 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 11% 5.4% 25% 12% 12% 6% 25% 40% 13% 4.4%
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 +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1427.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.3%
Contains more IronIron +506.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +442.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3061.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%

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 0% 14% 8.4% 0% 3.8% 3.5% 20% 0% 28% 8.8% 15% 6.8% 7.3%
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 +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2220%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2288.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mashed potato Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.098mg 3.098mg 130%
Folate 9µg 215µg 52%
Calcium 18mg 275mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.015mg 0.348mg 26%
Magnesium 15mg 121mg 25%
Iron 0.31mg 1.88mg 20%
Copper 0.035mg 0.19mg 17%
Sodium 306mg 43mg 11%
Potassium 286mg 633mg 10%
Fiber 1.3g 3.8g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.342g 9%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.1mg 8%
Starch 12.1g 5%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Phosphorus 59mg 86mg 4%
Vitamin A 43µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Fats 2.82g 0.52g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.639mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 32kcal 3%
Protein 1.65g 0.33g 3%
Vitamin E 0.42mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.577g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.152mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.72g 2%
Carbs 14.65g 7.44g 2%
Choline 13.4mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.028mg 1%
Net carbs 13.35g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Selenium 0.8µg 0.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.105g 0g N/A
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.174g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.146g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 80%
Protein: 1.65 g
Fats: 2.82 g
Carbs: 14.65 g
Water: 79.62 g
Other: 1.26 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 +400%
Contains more FatsFats +442.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.9%
Contains more WaterWater +12%
Contains more OtherOther +98.4%

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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. Mashed potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170699/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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