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Mexican tea vs. Falafel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Mexican tea and falafel

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, and magnesium; however, falafel has more iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and copper.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 105% more.
  • Mexican tea has 5 times more calcium than falafel. Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, while falafel has 54mg.
  • Mexican tea is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Epazote, raw and Falafel, home-prepared.

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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 59% 16% 52% 128% 86% 41% 82% 38% 90% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +47.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +409.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +348.3%
Contains more IronIron +81.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%
~equal in Potassium ~585mg

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 5.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 37% 38% 20% 18% 29% 0% 0% 70% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +125%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +131.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +421.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +63.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Falafel DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.691mg 105%
Folate 215µg 93µg 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.16g 28%
Fats 0.52g 17.8g 27%
Protein 0.33g 13.31g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.171g 25%
Calcium 275mg 54mg 22%
Iron 1.88mg 3.42mg 19%
Calories 32kcal 333kcal 15%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Phosphorus 86mg 192mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.166mg 14%
Sodium 43mg 294mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.383g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.146mg 10%
Magnesium 121mg 82mg 9%
Copper 0.19mg 0.258mg 8%
Carbs 7.44g 31.84g 8%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.5mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.044mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 1.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.292mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.125mg 2%
Potassium 633mg 585mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 31.84g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.492mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.567mg 0%
Leucine 0.944mg 0%
Lysine 0.856mg 0%
Methionine 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.707mg 0%
Valine 0.562mg 0%
Histidine 0.364mg 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
13% 18% 32% 35% 2%
Protein: 13.31 g
Fats: 17.8 g
Carbs: 31.84 g
Water: 34.62 g
Other: 2.43 g
Contains more WaterWater +157.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3933.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3323.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +328%
~equal in Other ~2.43g

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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. Falafel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172455/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.