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Mexican tea vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Mexican tea and brazil nut

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, and vitamin B2; however, brazil nut has more selenium, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber.
  • Brazil nut's daily need coverage for selenium is 3484% more.
  • Mexican tea has 10 times more vitamin B2 than brazil nut. Mexican tea has 0.348mg of vitamin B2, while brazil nut has 0.035mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Epazote, raw and Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched.

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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 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +153.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +210.7%
Contains more IronIron +29.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +817.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +269.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +743%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212900%
~equal in Potassium ~659mg

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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +414.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +894.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +116.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +877.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2103.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.184mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Brazil nut DV% diff.
Selenium 0.9µg 1917µg 3484%
Copper 0.19mg 1.743mg 173%
Polyunsaturated fat 24.399g 163%
Fats 0.52g 67.1g 102%
Phosphorus 86mg 725mg 91%
Manganese 3.098mg 1.223mg 82%
Saturated fat 16.134g 73%
Magnesium 121mg 376mg 61%
Monounsaturated fat 23.879g 60%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.617mg 49%
Folate 215µg 22µg 48%
Vitamin E 5.65mg 38%
Calories 32kcal 659kcal 31%
Protein 0.33g 14.32g 28%
Zinc 1.1mg 4.06mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.035mg 24%
Fiber 3.8g 7.5g 15%
Calcium 275mg 160mg 12%
Iron 1.88mg 2.43mg 7%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.101mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.7mg 3%
Sodium 43mg 3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.295mg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 11.74g 1%
Potassium 633mg 659mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 4.24g N/A
Sugar 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.184mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.639mg 0%
Valine 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.409mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 23.859g 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
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +2508.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4239.4%
Contains more FatsFats +12803.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.8%
Contains more OtherOther +36.8%

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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. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/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.