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Mexican tea vs. Mackerel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Mexican tea and mackerel

  • Mexican tea has more folate and calcium; however, mackerel has more vitamin B12, vitamin D, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for mackerel is 500% higher.
  • Mackerel has 14 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 215µg of folate, while mackerel has 15µg.
  • Mexican tea is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Epazote, raw and Fish, mackerel, salted.

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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 43% 20% 46% 53% 33% 30% 109% 580% 0% 400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +101.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +316.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.7%
Contains more IronIron +34.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8055.6%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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 0% 16% 48% 378% 5% 44% 62% 0% 95% 1500% 20% 11% 55%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +416.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +169.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Mackerel DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 12µg 500%
Sodium 43mg 4450mg 192%
Manganese 3.098mg 135%
Selenium 0.9µg 73.4µg 132%
Vitamin D 0IU 1006IU 126%
Vitamin D 0µg 25.2µg 126%
Folate 215µg 15µg 50%
Polyunsaturated fat 6.21g 41%
Fats 0.52g 25.1g 38%
Protein 0.33g 18.5g 36%
Saturated fat 7.148g 32%
Cholesterol 0mg 95mg 32%
Phosphorus 86mg 254mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 8.32g 21%
Calcium 275mg 66mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.41mg 20%
Choline 101.6mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 3.3mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Magnesium 121mg 60mg 15%
Calories 32kcal 305kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.19mg 12%
Copper 0.19mg 0.1mg 10%
Vitamin K 7.8µg 7%
Iron 1.88mg 1.4mg 6%
Vitamin A 3µg 47µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Potassium 633mg 520mg 3%
Carbs 7.44g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.02mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 0g N/A
Zinc 1.1mg 1.1mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 1.619g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 2.965g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.391g 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
19% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 18.5 g
Fats: 25.1 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 43 g
Other: 13.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +107.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +5506.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4726.9%
Contains more OtherOther +436%

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. Mackerel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168149/nutrients

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

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