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Mexican tea vs. Red leaf lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Mexican tea and red leaf lettuce

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, fiber, and iron, while red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A.
  • Red leaf lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 149% higher.
  • Red leaf lettuce contains 15 times less manganese than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 3.098mg of manganese, while red leaf lettuce contains 0.203mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Lettuce, red leaf, 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 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +238.5%
Contains more IronIron +56.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +578.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +207.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1426.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 12% 125% 3% 0% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27% 6.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +351.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52%
Contains more FolateFolate +497.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Red leaf lettuce DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.203mg 126%
Vitamin K 140.3µg 117%
Folate 215µg 36µg 45%
Vitamin A 3µg 375µg 41%
Magnesium 121mg 12mg 26%
Calcium 275mg 33mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.077mg 21%
Copper 0.19mg 0.028mg 18%
Potassium 633mg 187mg 13%
Fiber 3.8g 0.9g 12%
Iron 1.88mg 1.2mg 9%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.2mg 8%
Phosphorus 86mg 28mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.064mg 3%
Protein 0.33g 1.33g 2%
Carbs 7.44g 2.26g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.321mg 2%
Choline 11.8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.144mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 16kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 43mg 25mg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.22g 0%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 3.7mg 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 1.36g N/A
Sugar 0.48g N/A
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more FatsFats +136.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.2%
Contains more OtherOther +354.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +303%
~equal in Water ~95.64g

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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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/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.