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Mexican tea vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between Mexican tea and tuna salad

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, tuna salad has more selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 133% more.
  • Mexican tea is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Epazote, raw and Fish, tuna salad.

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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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1517.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.6%
Contains more IronIron +88%
Contains more CopperCopper +31%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7645%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4477.8%

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +397.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2587.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +948.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Tuna salad DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.04mg 133%
Selenium 0.9µg 41.2µg 73%
Folate 215µg 8µg 52%
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.2µg 50%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 6.7mg 38%
Protein 0.33g 16.04g 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 27%
Calcium 275mg 17mg 26%
Magnesium 121mg 19mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.07mg 21%
Sodium 43mg 402mg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 0g 15%
Fats 0.52g 9.26g 13%
Potassium 633mg 178mg 13%
Phosphorus 86mg 178mg 13%
Iron 1.88mg 1mg 11%
Calories 32kcal 187kcal 8%
Saturated fat 1.544g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 7%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.56mg 5%
Copper 0.19mg 0.145mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.081mg 5%
Cholesterol 0mg 13mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 24µg 2%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.26mg 2%
Carbs 7.44g 9.41g 1%
Net carbs 3.64g 9.41g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.031mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g 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
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Contains more WaterWater +41.2%
Contains more OtherOther +17.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4760.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1680.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.5%

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.