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

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How are Mexican tea and black tea different?

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, potassium, fiber, and phosphorus than black tea.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 125% higher.

Epazote, raw and Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water are the varieties used 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 2.1% 0% 3.3% 0.75% 3.3% 0.55% 0.43% 0.39% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1610.8%
Contains more IronIron +9300%
Contains more CopperCopper +1800%
Contains more ZincZinc +5400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +8500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1314.6%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.2% 0% 0.66% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2385.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1527.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +4200%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Black tea DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.219mg 125%
Folate 215µg 5µg 53%
Calcium 275mg 0mg 28%
Magnesium 121mg 3mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.014mg 26%
Iron 1.88mg 0.02mg 23%
Copper 0.19mg 0.01mg 20%
Potassium 633mg 37mg 18%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0mg 12%
Phosphorus 86mg 1mg 12%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.02mg 10%
Caffeine 20mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.011mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 1kcal 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 0.3g 2%
Sodium 43mg 3mg 2%
Protein 0.33g 0g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.3 g
Water: 99.7 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2380%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.8%

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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 tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173227/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.