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Mexican tea vs. Cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Mexican tea and cabbage

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, copper, iron, potassium, and phosphorus; however, cabbage is higher in vitamin C.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 128% more than cabbage.
  • Mexican tea has 10 times more magnesium than cabbage. While Mexican tea has 121mg of magnesium, cabbage has only 12mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Epazote, raw and Cabbage, 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +587.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +272.4%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +511.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1836.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.1%

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%
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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +173.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +916.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.16mg 128%
Vitamin K 76µg 63%
Folate 215µg 43µg 43%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 36.6mg 37%
Magnesium 121mg 12mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.04mg 24%
Calcium 275mg 40mg 24%
Copper 0.19mg 0.019mg 19%
Iron 1.88mg 0.47mg 18%
Potassium 633mg 170mg 14%
Phosphorus 86mg 26mg 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.18mg 8%
Fiber 3.8g 2.5g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.234mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.061mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.124mg 2%
Choline 10.7mg 2%
Protein 0.33g 1.28g 2%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Carbs 7.44g 5.8g 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 43mg 18mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.212mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.1g 1%
Calories 32kcal 25kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 3.3g N/A
Sugar 3.2g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 g
Contains more FatsFats +420%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +28.3%
Contains more OtherOther +290.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.9%
~equal in Water ~92.18g

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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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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.