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Mexican tea vs. Peas — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Mexican tea and peas different?

  • Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and potassium; however, peas are richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for peas is 3056% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 10 times more calcium than peas. While Mexican tea contains 275mg of calcium, peas contain only 27mg.

Epazote, raw and Peas, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties used in this article.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 8.1% 24% 58% 58% 32% 50% 0.39% 68% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +210.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +918.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +133.6%
Contains more IronIron +22.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +490.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +111.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.173mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.19mg

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%
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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 47% 13% 2.8% 0% 65% 34% 38% 9180% 50% 0% 65% 47% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +241.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +294.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +825%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +85374.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Peas DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 153mg 3056%
Manganese 3.098mg 0.525mg 112%
Folate 215µg 63µg 38%
Calcium 275mg 27mg 25%
Vitamin K 25.9µg 22%
Magnesium 121mg 39mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.259mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.149mg 15%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 14.2mg 12%
Potassium 633mg 271mg 11%
Protein 0.33g 5.36g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.021mg 9%
Fiber 3.8g 5.5g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.216mg 5%
Choline 29.7mg 5%
Phosphorus 86mg 117mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 40µg 4%
Iron 1.88mg 1.54mg 4%
Calories 32kcal 84kcal 3%
Carbs 7.44g 15.63g 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.9µg 2%
Sodium 43mg 3mg 2%
Copper 0.19mg 0.173mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.102g 1%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.19mg 1%
Fructose 0.41g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.22g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 10.13g N/A
Sugar 5.93g N/A
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.193mg 0%
Leucine 0.32mg 0%
Lysine 0.314mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.198mg 0%
Valine 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.105mg 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
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5% 16% 78%
Protein: 5.36 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 15.63 g
Water: 77.87 g
Other: 0.92 g
Contains more FatsFats +136.4%
Contains more WaterWater +14.6%
Contains more OtherOther +171.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1524.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.1%

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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. Peas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170420/nutrients

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

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