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Mexican tea vs. Peppermint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Mexican tea and peppermint different?

  • Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, and vitamin B2, while peppermint is higher in vitamin A, iron, vitamin C, fiber, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Peppermint covers your daily need for vitamin A, 84% more than Mexican tea.
  • Mexican tea contains 3 times more manganese than peppermint. Mexican tea contains 3.098mg of manganese, while peppermint contains 1.176mg.

Epazote, raw and Peppermint, fresh types were 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +51.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +170.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.9%
~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +783.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +192.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +167%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Peppermint DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 1.176mg 84%
Iron 1.88mg 5.08mg 40%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 31.8mg 31%
Folate 215µg 114µg 25%
Vitamin A 3µg 212µg 23%
Fiber 3.8g 8g 17%
Copper 0.19mg 0.329mg 15%
Magnesium 121mg 80mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 1.706mg 7%
Protein 0.33g 3.75g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.266mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.082mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 3%
Calcium 275mg 243mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.338mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.129mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 70kcal 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Phosphorus 86mg 73mg 2%
Potassium 633mg 569mg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 14.89g 2%
Saturated fat 0.246g 1%
Sodium 43mg 31mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.94g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 6.89g N/A
Zinc 1.1mg 1.11mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 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
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +13.4%
Contains more OtherOther +41.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1036.4%
Contains more FatsFats +80.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.1%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients

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

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