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Mexican tea vs. Grapefruit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Mexican tea and grapefruit?

  • Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, and potassium, yet grapefruit is richer in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 134% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 24 times more iron than grapefruit. Mexican tea has 1.88mg of iron, while grapefruit has 0.08mg.

We used Epazote, raw and Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas types in this comparison.

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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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1244.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +368.9%
Contains more IronIron +2250%
Contains more CopperCopper +493.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +377.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13981.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1022.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +213.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1553.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Grapefruit DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.022mg 134%
Folate 215µg 13µg 51%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 31.2mg 31%
Magnesium 121mg 9mg 27%
Calcium 275mg 22mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.031mg 24%
Iron 1.88mg 0.08mg 23%
Copper 0.19mg 0.032mg 18%
Potassium 633mg 135mg 15%
Phosphorus 86mg 18mg 10%
Fiber 3.8g 1.6g 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.053mg 8%
Vitamin A 3µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.204mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.262mg 2%
Sodium 43mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Choline 7.7mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 42kcal 1%
Protein 0.33g 0.77g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.14g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.043mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Carbs 7.44g 10.66g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 9.06g N/A
Sugar 6.89g N/A
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 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
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +271.4%
Contains more OtherOther +575.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.3%
~equal in Water ~88.06g

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.