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Mexican tea vs. Dates — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Mexican tea and dates

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, and zinc, while dates have more fiber and vitamin B5.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 123% higher.
  • Dates contain 11 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 215µg of folate, while dates contain 19µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Dates, deglet noor.

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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%
Dates
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 12% 58% 38% 69% 7.9% 27% 0.26% 34% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +181.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +605.1%
Contains more IronIron +84.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +279.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1082.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +233.3%
~equal in Potassium ~656mg
~equal in Copper ~0.206mg

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%
Dates
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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 1.3% 0% 1% 0% 13% 15% 24% 35% 38% 0% 6.8% 14% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +427.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1031.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +229.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.165mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Dates DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.262mg 123%
Folate 215µg 19µg 49%
Fructose 19.56g 24%
Calcium 275mg 39mg 24%
Carbs 7.44g 75.03g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.066mg 22%
Magnesium 121mg 43mg 19%
Fiber 3.8g 8g 17%
Calories 32kcal 282kcal 13%
Iron 1.88mg 1.02mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.589mg 8%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.29mg 7%
Selenium 0.9µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.274mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.4mg 4%
Protein 0.33g 2.45g 4%
Phosphorus 86mg 62mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.052mg 2%
Sodium 43mg 2mg 2%
Copper 0.19mg 0.206mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Potassium 633mg 656mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.165mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 67.03g N/A
Sugar 63.35g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.049mg 0%
Leucine 0.084mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.05mg 0%
Valine 0.071mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 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
Dates
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2% 75% 21%
Protein: 2.45 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 75.03 g
Water: 20.53 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +334.5%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +642.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +908.5%

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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. Dates - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171726/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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