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Mexican tea vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between Mexican tea and shrimp

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, calcium, magnesium, iron, and potassium; however, shrimp is higher in phosphorus and copper.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 133% more than shrimp.
  • Shrimp contains 4 times less calcium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 275mg of calcium, while shrimp contains 70mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Epazote, raw and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen).

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +210.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +292.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.4%
Contains more IronIron +268.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9287.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +99.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +49.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175.6%

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%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Shrimp DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.033mg 133%
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Folate 215µg 54%
Protein 0.33g 23.98g 47%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 27%
Phosphorus 86mg 237mg 22%
Copper 0.19mg 0.379mg 21%
Calcium 275mg 70mg 21%
Magnesium 121mg 39mg 20%
Iron 1.88mg 0.51mg 17%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 12%
Potassium 633mg 259mg 11%
Zinc 1.1mg 1.64mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 4%
Sodium 43mg 111mg 3%
Calories 32kcal 99kcal 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 0.2g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 0.2g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g 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
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24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +85.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3620%
Contains more WaterWater +20%
Contains more OtherOther +106.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7166.7%

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/nutrients

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

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