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Mexican tea vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between Mexican tea and oranges

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, copper, potassium, and phosphorus; however, oranges have more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for Mexican tea is 134% higher.
  • Oranges have 19 times less iron than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 1.88mg of iron, while oranges have 0.1mg.

Food types used in this article are Epazote, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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%
Orange
Orange
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +587.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +249.7%
Contains more IronIron +1780%
Contains more CopperCopper +322.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1471.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +514.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12292%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Orange
Orange
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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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +770%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +126.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +153.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +616.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1377.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Orange DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.025mg 134%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 53.2mg 55%
Folate 215µg 30µg 46%
Magnesium 121mg 10mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.04mg 24%
Calcium 275mg 40mg 24%
Iron 1.88mg 0.1mg 22%
Copper 0.19mg 0.045mg 16%
Potassium 633mg 181mg 13%
Phosphorus 86mg 14mg 10%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.06mg 7%
Fiber 3.8g 2.4g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.087mg 5%
Sodium 43mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.282mg 2%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.25mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 47kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Protein 0.33g 0.94g 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin A 3µg 11µg 1%
Carbs 7.44g 11.75g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.12g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
Orange
Orange
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more FatsFats +333.3%
Contains more OtherOther +468.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +184.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.9%
~equal in Water ~86.75g

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.