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Mexican tea vs. Fenugreek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Mexican tea and fenugreek

  • Mexican tea has more manganese and folate; however, fenugreek is higher in iron, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Fenugreek covers your daily need for iron, 396% more than Mexican tea.
  • Mexican tea has 4 times more folate than fenugreek. While Mexican tea has 215µg of folate, fenugreek has only 57µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Epazote, raw and Spices, fenugreek seed.

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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 136% 53% 68% 1257% 370% 68% 127% 8.7% 160% 34%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.6%
Contains more IronIron +1683.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +484.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +127.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +244.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 10% 1% 0% 0% 81% 84% 31% 0% 138% 0% 0% 43% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +277.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1050%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +294.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.366mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Fenugreek DV% diff.
Iron 1.88mg 33.53mg 396%
Copper 0.19mg 1.11mg 102%
Fiber 3.8g 24.6g 83%
Manganese 3.098mg 1.228mg 81%
Protein 0.33g 23g 45%
Folate 215µg 57µg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.6mg 34%
Phosphorus 86mg 296mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.322mg 25%
Carbs 7.44g 58.35g 17%
Magnesium 121mg 191mg 17%
Calories 32kcal 323kcal 15%
Zinc 1.1mg 2.5mg 13%
Selenium 0.9µg 6.3µg 10%
Calcium 275mg 176mg 10%
Fats 0.52g 6.41g 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.64mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Potassium 633mg 770mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 3mg 1%
Sodium 43mg 67mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.366mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 33.75g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 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
23% 6% 58% 9% 3%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 6.41 g
Carbs: 58.35 g
Water: 8.84 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +909.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +6869.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1132.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +684.3%
Contains more OtherOther +36%

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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. Fenugreek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171324/nutrients

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

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