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Mexican tea vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between Mexican tea and crab

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, and magnesium; however, crab is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, copper, zinc, and phosphorus.
  • Crab covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 139% more than Mexican tea.
  • Crab contains 42 times less manganese than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 3.098mg of manganese, while crab contains 0.074mg.
  • Mexican tea has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Epazote, raw and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +236.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +202.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.4%
Contains more IronIron +276%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4086.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +328.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +246.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4666.7%

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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +274.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +321.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +329.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +457%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.3mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.156mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.33µg 139%
Manganese 3.098mg 0.074mg 131%
Selenium 0.9µg 42.9µg 76%
Copper 0.19mg 0.814mg 69%
Folate 215µg 51µg 41%
Protein 0.33g 17.88g 35%
Cholesterol 0mg 97mg 32%
Zinc 1.1mg 3.81mg 25%
Sodium 43mg 563mg 23%
Phosphorus 86mg 234mg 21%
Magnesium 121mg 36mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.093mg 20%
Calcium 275mg 91mg 18%
Iron 1.88mg 0.5mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.997mg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Choline 80.9mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.747mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Potassium 633mg 259mg 11%
Calories 32kcal 83kcal 3%
Carbs 7.44g 0g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.258g 2%
Saturated fat 0.201g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.74g 0%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 3.3mg 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.023mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.156mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.014g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.129g 0%
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 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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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.9%
Contains more OtherOther +47.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5318.2%
Contains more FatsFats +42.3%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.