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Mexican tea vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between Mexican tea and meatball?

  • Mexican tea is richer in folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium, yet meatball is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 76% higher.
  • Mexican tea has 11 times more calcium than meatball. Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, while meatball has 25mg.
  • Mexican tea contains less sodium.

We used Epazote, raw and Meatballs, meatless 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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +572.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +251.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +14.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +271.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%

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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +175.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +291.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Meatball DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 135%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.938mg 76%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.5µg 63%
Copper 0.19mg 0.706mg 57%
Protein 0.33g 21g 41%
Phosphorus 86mg 344mg 37%
Folate 215µg 78µg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.666g 31%
Magnesium 121mg 18mg 25%
Calcium 275mg 25mg 25%
Sodium 43mg 550mg 22%
Choline 88.4mg 16%
Fats 0.52g 9g 13%
Potassium 633mg 180mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.73mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.5mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.213mg 10%
Calories 32kcal 197kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.5mg 6%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.8mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.425g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.188g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Iron 1.88mg 2.16mg 4%
Fiber 3.8g 4.6g 3%
Carbs 7.44g 8g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 1.25g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.8µg 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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more WaterWater +53.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +6263.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1630.8%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
~equal in Carbs ~8g

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.