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

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The main differences between Mexican tea and black pepper

  • Mexican tea has more folate and vitamin B2; however, black pepper has more manganese, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B5, potassium, calcium, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for black pepper is 420% higher.
  • Black pepper has 13 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 215µg of folate, while black pepper has 17µg.

Food types used in this article are Epazote, raw and Spices, pepper, black.

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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 122% 133% 117% 364% 443% 32% 68% 2.6% 1663% 27%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +41.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110%
Contains more IronIron +416.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +311.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +444.4%
~equal in Zinc ~1.19mg

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 0% 9% 21% 0% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1164.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +681.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +91.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Black pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 12.753mg 420%
Vitamin K 163.7µg 136%
Copper 0.19mg 1.33mg 127%
Iron 1.88mg 9.71mg 98%
Fiber 3.8g 25.3g 86%
Folate 215µg 17µg 50%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 1.399mg 24%
Potassium 633mg 1329mg 20%
Protein 0.33g 10.39g 20%
Carbs 7.44g 63.95g 19%
Calcium 275mg 443mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.18mg 13%
Magnesium 121mg 171mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.291mg 11%
Calories 32kcal 251kcal 11%
Phosphorus 86mg 158mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.04mg 7%
Selenium 0.9µg 4.9µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.108mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.998g 7%
Saturated fat 1.392g 6%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Fats 0.52g 3.26g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.143mg 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 27µg 3%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.739g 2%
Sodium 43mg 20mg 1%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.19mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 38.65g N/A
Sugar 0.64g N/A
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.366mg 0%
Leucine 1.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.244mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.152g N/A

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
10% 3% 64% 12% 10%
Protein: 10.39 g
Fats: 3.26 g
Carbs: 63.95 g
Water: 12.46 g
Other: 9.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +616%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3048.5%
Contains more FatsFats +526.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +759.5%
Contains more OtherOther +297.6%

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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. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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