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Mexican tea vs. Pumpkin flowers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Mexican tea and pumpkin flowers

  • Mexican tea has more folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, and phosphorus; however, pumpkin flowers are richer in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily folate needs 39% more than pumpkin flowers.
  • Pumpkin flowers have 7 times less calcium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, while pumpkin flowers have 39mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Pumpkin flowers, raw.

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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 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +404.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +605.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.9%
Contains more IronIron +168.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%

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 93% 32% 0% 0% 11% 17% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +364%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +264.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.69mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Pumpkin flowers DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 135%
Folate 215µg 59µg 39%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 28mg 27%
Calcium 275mg 39mg 24%
Magnesium 121mg 24mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.075mg 21%
Copper 0.19mg 21%
Iron 1.88mg 0.7mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Potassium 633mg 173mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 12%
Zinc 1.1mg 10%
Vitamin A 3µg 97µg 10%
Phosphorus 86mg 49mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Sodium 43mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.042mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 15kcal 1%
Protein 0.33g 1.03g 1%
Carbs 7.44g 3.28g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.07g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 3.28g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.69mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.03 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 3.28 g
Water: 95.15 g
Other: 0.47 g
Contains more FatsFats +642.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.8%
Contains more OtherOther +431.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +212.1%
~equal in Water ~95.15g

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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. Pumpkin flowers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169270/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.