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Mexican tea vs. Mung bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Mexican tea and mung beans

  • Mexican tea has more manganese; however, mung beans have more folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for mung beans is 103% higher.
  • Mung beans have 3 times less manganese than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 3.098mg of manganese, while mung beans have 1.035mg.

Food types used in this article are Epazote, raw and Mung beans, mature seeds, 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 135% 40% 110% 253% 314% 73% 157% 2% 135% 45%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +199.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.8%
Contains more IronIron +258.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +395.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +143.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +326.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +811.1%

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 16% 2% 10% 0% 155% 54% 42% 115% 88% 0% 23% 469% 53%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +252.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +967%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +151.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +190.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Mung bean DV% diff.
Folate 215µg 625µg 103%
Manganese 3.098mg 1.035mg 90%
Copper 0.19mg 0.941mg 83%
Iron 1.88mg 6.74mg 61%
Fiber 3.8g 16.3g 50%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.621mg 49%
Protein 0.33g 23.86g 47%
Phosphorus 86mg 367mg 40%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 1.91mg 35%
Choline 97.9mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.382mg 18%
Carbs 7.44g 62.62g 18%
Potassium 633mg 1246mg 18%
Calories 32kcal 347kcal 16%
Magnesium 121mg 189mg 16%
Calcium 275mg 132mg 14%
Zinc 1.1mg 2.68mg 14%
Selenium 0.9µg 8.2µg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.251mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.233mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.384g 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.348g 2%
Sodium 43mg 15mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 1.15g 1%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 4.8mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 46.32g N/A
Sugar 6.6g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.161g 0%
Tryptophan 0.26mg 0%
Threonine 0.782mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.008mg 0%
Leucine 1.847mg 0%
Lysine 1.664mg 0%
Methionine 0.286mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.443mg 0%
Valine 1.237mg 0%
Histidine 0.695mg 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
24% 63% 9% 3%
Protein: 23.86 g
Fats: 1.15 g
Carbs: 62.62 g
Water: 9.05 g
Other: 3.32 g
Contains more WaterWater +885.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7130.3%
Contains more FatsFats +121.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +741.7%
Contains more OtherOther +32.8%

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. Mung bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174256/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.