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Mexican tea vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Mexican tea and bell peppers?

  • Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, potassium, and phosphorus, yet bell peppers are higher in vitamin C.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 129% more.
  • Mexican tea has 28 times more calcium than bell peppers. While Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, bell peppers have only 10mg.

We used Epazote, raw and Peppers, sweet, green, raw types in this article.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +261.7%
Contains more IronIron +452.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +746.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +330%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2439.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1142.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +80.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2133.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Bell pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.122mg 129%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 80.4mg 85%
Folate 215µg 10µg 51%
Calcium 275mg 10mg 27%
Magnesium 121mg 10mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.028mg 25%
Iron 1.88mg 0.34mg 19%
Copper 0.19mg 0.066mg 14%
Potassium 633mg 175mg 13%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.13mg 9%
Phosphorus 86mg 20mg 9%
Fiber 3.8g 1.7g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.224mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin A 3µg 18µg 2%
Sodium 43mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.099mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 20kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.48mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.17g 1%
Protein 0.33g 0.86g 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Carbs 7.44g 4.64g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 2.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +205.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.3%
Contains more OtherOther +468.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +160.6%
~equal in Water ~93.89g

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.