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Mexican tea vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Mexican tea and pimiento?

  • Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, and phosphorus, yet pimiento is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 131% more.
  • Mexican tea has 46 times more calcium than pimiento. While Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, pimiento has only 6mg.

We used Epazote, raw and Pimento, canned types 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1916.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4483.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +300.6%
Contains more IronIron +11.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +287.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +478.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +405.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3267.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%
Contains less SodiumSodium -67.4%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +480%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1690%
Contains more FolateFolate +3483.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2258.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.615mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Pimiento DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.092mg 131%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 84.9mg 90%
Folate 215µg 6µg 52%
Magnesium 121mg 6mg 27%
Calcium 275mg 6mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.06mg 22%
Copper 0.19mg 0.049mg 16%
Vitamin A 3µg 133µg 14%
Potassium 633mg 158mg 14%
Phosphorus 86mg 17mg 10%
Fiber 3.8g 1.9g 8%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.19mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 7%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.215mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.01mg 3%
Iron 1.88mg 1.68mg 3%
Protein 0.33g 1.1g 2%
Sodium 43mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 7.44g 5.1g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Choline 6.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.017mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.52g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 2.71g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.615mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +73.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.9%
Contains more OtherOther +525%
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.3%
~equal in Water ~93.1g

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.