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Mexican tea vs. McDonald's Big Mac — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Mexican tea and mcDonald's Big Mac

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, and potassium, while mcDonald's Big Mac has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 126% higher.
  • McDonald's Big Mac contains 6 times less magnesium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 121mg of magnesium, while mcDonald's Big Mac contains 20mg.
  • The amount of sodium in Mexican tea is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and McDONALD'S, BIG MAC.

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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 14% 35% 16% 75% 33% 52% 52% 60% 27% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +505%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +249.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1403.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +41.9%
~equal in Iron ~2mg

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 1.3% 0% 0% 0% 44% 48% 63% 0% 0% 110% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +367.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +429.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea McDonald's Big Mac DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.206mg 126%
Folate 215µg 46µg 42%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.88µg 37%
Magnesium 121mg 20mg 24%
Protein 0.33g 11.82g 23%
Fats 0.52g 14.96g 22%
Sodium 43mg 460mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.803g 17%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 3.384mg 17%
Calcium 275mg 116mg 16%
Potassium 633mg 181mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 36mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.176mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.209mg 11%
Calories 32kcal 257kcal 11%
Copper 0.19mg 0.098mg 10%
Fiber 3.8g 1.6g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.474g 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.91mg 7%
Phosphorus 86mg 122mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Carbs 7.44g 20.08g 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.4mg 4%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Iron 1.88mg 2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2%
Fructose 1.69g 2%
Net carbs 3.64g 18.48g N/A
Sugar 3.97g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.588g 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
12% 15% 20% 51% 2%
Protein: 11.82 g
Fats: 14.96 g
Carbs: 20.08 g
Water: 51.3 g
Other: 1.84 g
Contains more WaterWater +73.9%
Contains more OtherOther +35.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3481.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2776.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +169.9%

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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. McDonald's Big Mac - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170720/nutrients

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

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