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Mexican tea vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Mexican tea and butter different?

  • Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, and potassium; however, butter is richer in vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 135% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 94 times more iron than butter. While Mexican tea contains 1.88mg of iron, butter contains only 0.02mg.

Epazote, raw and Butter, without salt 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +5950%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1045.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2537.5%
Contains more IronIron +9300%
Contains more CopperCopper +1087.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1122.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +258.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%

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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +923.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1421.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4966.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +7066.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +22700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 229%
Manganese 3.098mg 0.004mg 135%
Fats 0.52g 81.11g 124%
Vitamin A 3µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 59%
Folate 215µg 3µg 53%
Calories 32kcal 717kcal 34%
Magnesium 121mg 2mg 28%
Calcium 275mg 24mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.034mg 24%
Iron 1.88mg 0.02mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 20%
Copper 0.19mg 0.016mg 19%
Potassium 633mg 24mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.003mg 11%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.09mg 9%
Phosphorus 86mg 24mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.042mg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Carbs 7.44g 0.06g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.005mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.11mg 1%
Protein 0.33g 0.85g 1%
Sodium 43mg 11mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12300%
Contains more WaterWater +397.3%
Contains more OtherOther +6150%
Contains more ProteinProtein +157.6%
Contains more FatsFats +15498.1%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.