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Mexican tea vs. French fries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Mexican tea and french fries

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, and iron; however, french fries have more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 124% more.
  • Mexican tea has 15 times more calcium than french fries. Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, while french fries have 18mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Epazote, raw and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil.

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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 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +245.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1427.8%
Contains more IronIron +132.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1154.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.3%
~equal in Potassium ~579mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +792.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +616.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +507.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +370.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +224%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea French fries DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.247mg 124%
Folate 215µg 30µg 46%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.398g 36%
Calcium 275mg 18mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.039mg 24%
Fats 0.52g 14.73g 22%
Magnesium 121mg 35mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.372mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.969g 15%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 3.004mg 15%
Calories 32kcal 312kcal 14%
Iron 1.88mg 0.81mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.17mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.336g 11%
Carbs 7.44g 41.44g 11%
Vitamin E 1.67mg 11%
Vitamin K 11.2µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.58mg 8%
Copper 0.19mg 0.124mg 7%
Sodium 43mg 210mg 7%
Choline 36.8mg 7%
Phosphorus 86mg 125mg 6%
Protein 0.33g 3.43g 6%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.5mg 5%
Potassium 633mg 579mg 2%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 4.7mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 37.64g N/A
Sugar 0.3g N/A
Fiber 3.8g 3.8g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.06g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g 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
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more WaterWater +131.4%
Contains more OtherOther +35.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +939.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2732.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +457%

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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. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/nutrients

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

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