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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.
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% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
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%
~equal in Zinc ~1.03mg

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% 6% 3.8% 50% 73% 90% 68% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
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%
~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 Shiitake 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
2% 7% 90%
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

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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. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/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.