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Mexican tea vs. Brown rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Mexican tea and brown rice

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, potassium, and copper, while brown rice has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 92% higher.
  • Brown rice contains 92 times less calcium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 275mg of calcium, while brown rice contains 3mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked.

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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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +210.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +636%
Contains more IronIron +235.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +79.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +544.4%

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 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +535.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Brown rice DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.974mg 92%
Folate 215µg 9µg 52%
Calcium 275mg 3mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.069mg 21%
Magnesium 121mg 39mg 20%
Iron 1.88mg 0.56mg 17%
Potassium 633mg 86mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.178mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 2.561mg 12%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Fiber 3.8g 1.6g 9%
Copper 0.19mg 0.106mg 9%
Selenium 0.9µg 5.8µg 9%
Carbs 7.44g 25.58g 6%
Protein 0.33g 2.74g 5%
Calories 32kcal 123kcal 5%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.71mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.38mg 4%
Sodium 43mg 4mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 2%
Phosphorus 86mg 103mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.123mg 2%
Fats 0.52g 0.97g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 23.98g N/A
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

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% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +27%
Contains more OtherOther +468.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +730.3%
Contains more FatsFats +86.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243.8%

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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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.