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Mexican tea vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Mexican tea and true morels

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, true morels have more iron, copper, vitamin D, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for true morels is 129% higher.
  • True morels have 24 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 215µg of folate, while true morels have 9µg.

Food types used in this article are Epazote, raw and Mushrooms, morel, 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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +539.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +427.8%
Contains more IronIron +547.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +144.4%

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% 0% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2288.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +252.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +145.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea True morels DV% diff.
Iron 1.88mg 12.18mg 129%
Manganese 3.098mg 0.587mg 109%
Folate 215µg 9µg 52%
Copper 0.19mg 0.625mg 48%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.1µg 26%
Vitamin D 0IU 206IU 26%
Magnesium 121mg 19mg 24%
Calcium 275mg 43mg 23%
Phosphorus 86mg 194mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.205mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.252mg 10%
Zinc 1.1mg 2.03mg 8%
Potassium 633mg 411mg 7%
Protein 0.33g 3.12g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.44mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 4%
Fiber 3.8g 2.8g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.069mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.433g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.2µg 2%
Sodium 43mg 21mg 1%
Carbs 7.44g 5.1g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.136mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 31kcal 0%
Fats 0.52g 0.57g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 2.3g N/A
Sugar 0.6g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.065g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.052g 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.215g 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.9%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +845.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.57g
~equal in Water ~89.61g

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/nutrients

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

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