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Mexican tea vs. Spinach raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Mexican tea and spinach raw

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, copper, fiber, and phosphorus, while spinach raw has more vitamin A, vitamin C, and iron.
  • Spinach raw's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 186% higher.
  • Spinach raw contains 3 times less manganese than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 3.098mg of manganese, while spinach raw contains 0.897mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Spinach, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +245.4%
Contains more IronIron +44.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.1%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +84.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +175.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +680.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +15533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~194µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Spinach raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 402%
Manganese 3.098mg 0.897mg 96%
Vitamin A 3µg 469µg 52%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 28.1mg 27%
Calcium 275mg 99mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.189mg 12%
Magnesium 121mg 79mg 10%
Iron 1.88mg 2.71mg 10%
Copper 0.19mg 0.13mg 7%
Fiber 3.8g 2.2g 6%
Protein 0.33g 2.86g 5%
Folate 215µg 194µg 5%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.53mg 5%
Phosphorus 86mg 49mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.078mg 4%
Choline 19.3mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.195mg 3%
Sodium 43mg 79mg 2%
Potassium 633mg 558mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.065mg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 3.63g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.724mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 23kcal 0%
Fats 0.52g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 1.43g N/A
Sugar 0.42g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 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% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +105%
Contains more OtherOther +45.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +766.7%
~equal in Water ~91.4g

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/nutrients

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

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