Mexican tea vs. Wax gourd — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are Mexican tea and wax gourd different?
- Mexican tea is higher than wax gourd in manganese, folate, vitamin B2, magnesium, calcium, iron, copper, potassium, fiber, and phosphorus.
- Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 132% more than wax gourd.
- Mexican tea contains 348 times more vitamin B2 than wax gourd. Mexican tea contains 0.348mg of vitamin B2, while wax gourd contains 0.001mg.
Epazote, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used in this article.
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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 | +1110% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1427.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +12560% |
Contains more IronIron | +394.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +763.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +86.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +405.9% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -59.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +5432.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +350% |
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 AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +34700% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +66.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +47.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +375% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +5275% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +191.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +21.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 3.098mg | 0.056mg | 132% |
Folate | 215µg | 4µg | 53% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.348mg | 0.001mg | 27% |
Magnesium | 121mg | 10mg | 26% |
Calcium | 275mg | 18mg | 26% |
Iron | 1.88mg | 0.38mg | 19% |
Copper | 0.19mg | 0.022mg | 19% |
Potassium | 633mg | 5mg | 18% |
Fiber | 3.8g | 1g | 11% |
Phosphorus | 86mg | 17mg | 10% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.152mg | 0.032mg | 9% |
Vitamin C | 3.6mg | 10.5mg | 8% |
Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.59mg | 5% |
Sodium | 43mg | 107mg | 3% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.639mg | 0.384mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.8µg | 2% | |
Choline | 4.9mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.179mg | 0.121mg | 1% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.088g | 1% | |
Calories | 32kcal | 14kcal | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.028mg | 0.034mg | 1% |
Selenium | 0.9µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
Carbs | 7.44g | 3.04g | 1% |
Protein | 0.33g | 0.4g | 0% |
Fats | 0.52g | 0.2g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.64g | 2.04g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.18g | N/A | |
Vitamin A | 3µg | 0µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.016g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.037g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.002mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.009mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.003mg | 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:
0.4 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
3.04 g
Water:
96.06 g
Other:
0.3 g
Contains more FatsFats | +160% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +144.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +733.3% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +21.2% |
~equal in
Water
~96.06g