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Mexican tea vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Mexican tea and glutinous rice different?

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, copper, fiber, and phosphorus than glutinous rice.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 123% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 215 times more folate than glutinous rice. While Mexican tea contains 215µg of folate, glutinous rice contains only 1µg.

Epazote, raw and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2320%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6230%
Contains more IronIron +1242.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +287.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +168.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +975%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1082.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +522.2%

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% 0% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2576.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +120.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +484.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +21400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.262mg 123%
Folate 215µg 1µg 54%
Magnesium 121mg 5mg 28%
Calcium 275mg 2mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.013mg 26%
Iron 1.88mg 0.14mg 22%
Potassium 633mg 10mg 18%
Copper 0.19mg 0.049mg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 1g 11%
Phosphorus 86mg 8mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.026mg 10%
Selenium 0.9µg 5.6µg 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.41mg 6%
Carbs 7.44g 21.09g 5%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Protein 0.33g 2.02g 3%
Calories 32kcal 97kcal 3%
Sodium 43mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.29mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.215mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.19g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.07g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 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% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +173.7%
Contains more WaterWater +16.4%
Contains more OtherOther +3471.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +512.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.5%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.