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Mexican tea vs. Tofu — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Mexican tea and tofu

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, vitamin B2, magnesium, potassium, fiber, and vitamin B6, while tofu has more iron, selenium, and calcium.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 108% higher.
  • Tofu contains 14 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 215µg of folate, while tofu contains 15µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate.

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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%
Tofu
Tofu
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 105% 11% 201% 64% 22% 42% 0.91% 79% 49%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +303.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +423.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +412.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +185.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +888.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.193mg

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%
Tofu
Tofu
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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 0.33% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 12% 3.7% 4.1% 11% 0% 6% 11% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +569.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +227.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +189.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Tofu DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.605mg 108%
Folate 215µg 15µg 50%
Iron 1.88mg 5.36mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.052mg 23%
Magnesium 121mg 30mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.699g 18%
Protein 0.33g 8.08g 16%
Selenium 0.9µg 8.9µg 15%
Potassium 633mg 121mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0.3g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.047mg 8%
Calcium 275mg 350mg 8%
Fats 0.52g 4.78g 7%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 0.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.081mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.691g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.195mg 3%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.8mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.056g 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.068mg 2%
Calories 32kcal 76kcal 2%
Sodium 43mg 7mg 2%
Phosphorus 86mg 97mg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 1.87g 2%
Net carbs 3.64g 1.57g N/A
Sugar 0.62g N/A
Copper 0.19mg 0.193mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.12mg 0%
Threonine 0.402mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.435mg 0%
Leucine 0.713mg 0%
Lysine 0.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.108mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.428mg 0%
Valine 0.446mg 0%
Histidine 0.221mg 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
Tofu
Tofu
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8% 5% 2% 85%
Protein: 8.08 g
Fats: 4.78 g
Carbs: 1.87 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +297.9%
Contains more OtherOther +247.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2348.5%
Contains more FatsFats +819.2%
~equal in Water ~84.55g

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. Tofu - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172476/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.