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Mexican tea vs. Drumstick tree — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Mexican tea and drumstick tree

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, magnesium, copper, and zinc; however, drumstick tree has more vitamin C and vitamin B5.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for drumstick tree is 153% higher.
  • Drumstick tree has 12 times less manganese than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 3.098mg of manganese, while drumstick tree has 0.259mg.

Food types used in this article are Epazote, raw and Drumstick pods, 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 32% 9% 41% 14% 28% 12% 21% 5.5% 34% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +168.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.3%
Contains more IronIron +422.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +126.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1096.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Sodium ~42mg

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 470% 1.3% 0% 0% 13% 17% 12% 48% 28% 0% 0% 33% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +370.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3816.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +343.6%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.62mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Drumstick tree DV% diff.
Vitamin C 3.6mg 141mg 153%
Manganese 3.098mg 0.259mg 123%
Folate 215µg 44µg 43%
Calcium 275mg 30mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.074mg 21%
Iron 1.88mg 0.36mg 19%
Magnesium 121mg 45mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.794mg 12%
Copper 0.19mg 0.084mg 12%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.45mg 6%
Phosphorus 86mg 50mg 5%
Potassium 633mg 461mg 5%
Protein 0.33g 2.1g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.12mg 2%
Fiber 3.8g 3.2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.053mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 37kcal 0%
Fats 0.52g 0.2g 0%
Carbs 7.44g 8.53g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 5.33g N/A
Sodium 43mg 42mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 4µg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.62mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.102g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.003g 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
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 88.2 g
Other: 0.97 g
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more OtherOther +157.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +536.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.7%
~equal in Water ~88.2g

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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. Drumstick tree - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170483/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.