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Mexican tea vs. Bamboo shoots — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Mexican tea and bamboo shoots

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, and fiber; however, bamboo shoots are richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B6.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 123% more than bamboo shoots.
  • Bamboo shoots have 40 times less magnesium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 121mg of magnesium, while bamboo shoots have 3mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Bamboo shoots, 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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2015.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.8%
Contains more IronIron +276%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1082.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
~equal in Copper ~0.19mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +397.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +2971.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +435.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Bamboo shoots DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.262mg 123%
Folate 215µg 7µg 52%
Magnesium 121mg 3mg 28%
Calcium 275mg 13mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.07mg 21%
Iron 1.88mg 0.5mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.15mg 10%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.24mg 7%
Fiber 3.8g 2.2g 6%
Protein 0.33g 2.6g 5%
Phosphorus 86mg 59mg 4%
Potassium 633mg 533mg 3%
Sodium 43mg 4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 1%
Carbs 7.44g 5.2g 1%
Calories 32kcal 27kcal 0%
Fats 0.52g 0.3g 0%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 4mg 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 3g N/A
Sugar 3g N/A
Copper 0.19mg 0.19mg 0%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.6mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.161mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.1%
Contains more OtherOther +177.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +687.9%
~equal in Water ~91g

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients
  2. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/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.