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Mexican tea vs. Mandarin orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Mexican tea and mandarin oranges

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, copper, and potassium; however, mandarin oranges have more vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 133% more.
  • Mexican tea has 13 times more folate than mandarin oranges. Mexican tea has 215µg of folate, while mandarin oranges have 16µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Epazote, raw and Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), raw.

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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 8.6% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +643.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.3%
Contains more IronIron +1153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +352.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +330%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7843.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
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.
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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +1243.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +641.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +20.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Mandarin orange DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.039mg 133%
Folate 215µg 16µg 50%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 26.7mg 26%
Magnesium 121mg 12mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.036mg 24%
Calcium 275mg 37mg 24%
Iron 1.88mg 0.15mg 22%
Copper 0.19mg 0.042mg 16%
Potassium 633mg 166mg 14%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.07mg 9%
Phosphorus 86mg 20mg 9%
Fiber 3.8g 1.8g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.078mg 6%
Fructose 2.4g 3%
Vitamin A 3µg 34µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.058mg 3%
Sodium 43mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.376mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 13.34g 2%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.216mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 53kcal 1%
Protein 0.33g 0.81g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.31g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 11.54g N/A
Sugar 10.58g N/A
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.065g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
13% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +67.7%
Contains more OtherOther +575.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +145.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +79.3%
~equal in Water ~85.17g

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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. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/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.