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Mexican tea vs. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Mexican tea and cowpea (Black-eyed pea)?

  • Mexican tea is higher in manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, and potassium, yet cowpea (Black-eyed pea) is higher in vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, copper, and iron.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 114% more.
  • Mexican tea has 11 times more calcium than cowpea (Black-eyed pea). While Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, cowpea (Black-eyed pea) has only 24mg.

We used Epazote, raw and Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 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 38% 7.2% 25% 94% 89% 35% 67% 0.52% 62% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1045.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +552.2%
Contains more IronIron +33.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +177.8%

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 1.3% 0.33% 5.6% 0% 51% 13% 9.3% 25% 23% 0% 4.3% 156% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +532.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +621.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +129.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~208µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.475mg 114%
Calcium 275mg 24mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.055mg 23%
Magnesium 121mg 53mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.202mg 15%
Protein 0.33g 7.73g 15%
Fiber 3.8g 6.5g 11%
Phosphorus 86mg 156mg 10%
Potassium 633mg 278mg 10%
Copper 0.19mg 0.268mg 9%
Iron 1.88mg 2.51mg 8%
Choline 32.2mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.411mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.1mg 4%
Calories 32kcal 116kcal 4%
Carbs 7.44g 20.76g 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.4mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.5µg 3%
Sodium 43mg 4mg 2%
Folate 215µg 208µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.29mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.225g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.495mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.138g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.53g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 14.26g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.095mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0%
Leucine 0.592mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.451mg 0%
Valine 0.368mg 0%
Histidine 0.24mg 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
8% 21% 70%
Protein: 7.73 g
Fats: 0.53 g
Carbs: 20.76 g
Water: 70.04 g
Other: 0.94 g
Contains more WaterWater +27.4%
Contains more OtherOther +166%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2242.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +179%
~equal in Fats ~0.53g

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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. Cowpea (Black-eyed pea) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173759/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.