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Mexican tea vs. Minestrone — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Mexican tea and minestrone

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, potassium, and fiber; however, minestrone has more vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 128% higher.
  • Minestrone has 40 times less magnesium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 121mg of magnesium, while minestrone has 3mg.

Food types used in this article are Epazote, raw and Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water.

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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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1864.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +386.9%
Contains more IronIron +394.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +272.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +254.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +273.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1938.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +620%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +270.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1533.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Minestrone DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.152mg 128%
Folate 215µg 15µg 50%
Magnesium 121mg 3mg 28%
Calcium 275mg 14mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.018mg 25%
Iron 1.88mg 0.38mg 19%
Potassium 633mg 130mg 15%
Copper 0.19mg 0.051mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0.4g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.041mg 9%
Phosphorus 86mg 23mg 9%
Sodium 43mg 254mg 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.31mg 7%
Vitamin A 3µg 49µg 5%
Protein 0.33g 1.77g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 3%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.391mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.022mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 1.04g 1%
Carbs 7.44g 4.66g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.14mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.23g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 1%
Calories 32kcal 34kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 4.26g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 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
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +59.7%
Contains more OtherOther +108.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +436.4%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
~equal in Water ~91.33g

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.