Mexican tea vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between Mexican tea and tomatoes
- Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, and potassium; however, tomatoes are higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
- Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 130% more than tomatoes.
- Mexican tea has 28 times more calcium than tomatoes. While Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, tomatoes have only 10mg.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Epazote, raw and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1000% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2650% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +167.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +596.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +222% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +547.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +258.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2617.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -88.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1731.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +101.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +90% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1333.3% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +280.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1300% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +32.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 3.098mg | 0.114mg | 130% |
Folate | 215µg | 15µg | 50% |
Calcium | 275mg | 10mg | 27% |
Magnesium | 121mg | 11mg | 26% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.348mg | 0.019mg | 25% |
Iron | 1.88mg | 0.27mg | 20% |
Copper | 0.19mg | 0.059mg | 15% |
Potassium | 633mg | 237mg | 12% |
Vitamin C | 3.6mg | 13.7mg | 11% |
Fiber | 3.8g | 1.2g | 10% |
Phosphorus | 86mg | 24mg | 9% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.17mg | 8% |
Vitamin K | 7.9µg | 7% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.152mg | 0.08mg | 6% |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 42µg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.54mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.179mg | 0.089mg | 2% |
Sodium | 43mg | 5mg | 2% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0µg | 2% |
Fructose | 1.37g | 2% | |
Choline | 6.7mg | 1% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.083g | 1% | |
Calories | 32kcal | 18kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.028mg | 0.037mg | 1% |
Carbs | 7.44g | 3.89g | 1% |
Protein | 0.33g | 0.88g | 1% |
Fats | 0.52g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.64g | 2.69g | N/A |
Sugar | 2.63g | N/A | |
Vitamin B3 | 0.639mg | 0.594mg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.028g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.031g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.018mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.014mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0.33 g
Fats:
0.52 g
Carbs:
7.44 g
Water:
89.21 g
Other:
2.5 g
Protein:
0.88 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
3.89 g
Water:
94.52 g
Other:
0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats | +160% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +91.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +390.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +166.7% |
~equal in
Water
~94.52g