Mexican tea vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between Mexican tea and horned melon
- Horned melon has less manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, copper, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
- Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 133% more than horned melon.
- Horned melon contains 72 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 215µg of folate, while horned melon contains 3µg.
Food varieties used in this article are Epazote, raw and Horned melon (Kiwano).
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +202.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2015.4% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +414.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +66.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +850% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +129.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +132.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +7843.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +12% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +2220% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +13.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +141.3% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +7066.7% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +47.2% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +133.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 3.098mg | 0.039mg | 133% |
Folate | 215µg | 3µg | 53% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.348mg | 0.015mg | 26% |
Calcium | 275mg | 13mg | 26% |
Copper | 0.19mg | 0.02mg | 19% |
Magnesium | 121mg | 40mg | 19% |
Potassium | 633mg | 123mg | 15% |
Fiber | 3.8g | 15% | |
Iron | 1.88mg | 1.13mg | 9% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.152mg | 0.063mg | 7% |
Phosphorus | 86mg | 37mg | 7% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.48mg | 6% |
Protein | 0.33g | 1.78g | 3% |
Sodium | 43mg | 2mg | 2% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 2% | |
Vitamin C | 3.6mg | 5.3mg | 2% |
Fats | 0.52g | 1.26g | 1% |
Calories | 32kcal | 44kcal | 1% |
Carbs | 7.44g | 7.56g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.64g | 7.56g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 7µg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.028mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.639mg | 0.565mg | 0% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.179mg | 0.183mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.33 g
Fats:
0.52 g
Carbs:
7.44 g
Water:
89.21 g
Other:
2.5 g
Protein:
1.78 g
Fats:
1.26 g
Carbs:
7.56 g
Water:
88.97 g
Other:
0.43 g
Contains more OtherOther | +481.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +439.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +142.3% |
~equal in
Carbs
~7.56g
~equal in
Water
~88.97g