Mexican tea vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between Mexican tea and shiitake
- Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, and potassium; however, shiitake has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
- Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 125% more.
- Mexican tea has 138 times more calcium than shiitake. Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, while shiitake has 2mg.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Epazote, raw and Mushrooms, shiitake, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +505% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +13650% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +108.2% |
Contains more IronIron | +358.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +33.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1247% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +30.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -79.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +533.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +86.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +60.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1553.8% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +506.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +738% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +92.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 3.098mg | 0.23mg | 125% |
Folate | 215µg | 13µg | 51% |
Calcium | 275mg | 2mg | 27% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.179mg | 1.5mg | 26% |
Magnesium | 121mg | 20mg | 24% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.639mg | 3.877mg | 20% |
Iron | 1.88mg | 0.41mg | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.152mg | 0.293mg | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.348mg | 0.217mg | 10% |
Potassium | 633mg | 304mg | 10% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 5.7µg | 9% |
Fiber | 3.8g | 2.5g | 5% |
Copper | 0.19mg | 0.142mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 86mg | 112mg | 4% |
Protein | 0.33g | 2.24g | 4% |
Vitamin C | 3.6mg | 4% | |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 18IU | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.028mg | 0.015mg | 1% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 1.03mg | 1% |
Sodium | 43mg | 9mg | 1% |
Calories | 32kcal | 34kcal | 0% |
Fats | 0.52g | 0.49g | 0% |
Carbs | 7.44g | 6.79g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.64g | 4.29g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.38g | N/A | |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.189mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.134mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.033mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.111mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.145mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.056mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.33 g
Fats:
0.52 g
Carbs:
7.44 g
Water:
89.21 g
Other:
2.5 g
Protein:
2.24 g
Fats:
0.49 g
Carbs:
6.79 g
Water:
89.74 g
Other:
0.74 g
Contains more OtherOther | +237.8% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +578.8% |
~equal in
Fats
~0.49g
~equal in
Carbs
~6.79g
~equal in
Water
~89.74g