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Mexican tea vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Mexican tea and tomato paste

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, tomato paste is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 122% more than tomato paste.
  • Tomato paste has 18 times less folate than Mexican tea. Mexican tea has 215µg of folate, while tomato paste has 12µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Epazote, raw and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added.

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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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +188.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +663.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +925.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.2%
Contains more IronIron +58.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +488.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~83mg

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1691.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +508.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +381.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Tomato paste DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.302mg 122%
Folate 215µg 12µg 51%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 29%
Calcium 275mg 36mg 24%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 21.9mg 20%
Copper 0.19mg 0.365mg 19%
Magnesium 121mg 42mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.153mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 3.076mg 15%
Iron 1.88mg 2.98mg 14%
Potassium 633mg 1014mg 11%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 10%
Selenium 0.9µg 5.3µg 8%
Protein 0.33g 4.32g 8%
Vitamin A 3µg 76µg 8%
Choline 38.5mg 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.216mg 5%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.63mg 4%
Carbs 7.44g 18.91g 4%
Calories 32kcal 82kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.06mg 3%
Fiber 3.8g 4.1g 1%
Sodium 43mg 59mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.142mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.47g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 12.18g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Phosphorus 86mg 83mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +21.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1209.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +154.2%
Contains more OtherOther +12%
~equal in Fats ~0.47g

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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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients

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

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