Mexican tea vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between Mexican tea and flour
- Mexican tea has more manganese, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
- Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 105% more than flour.
- Flour contains 18 times less calcium than Mexican tea. Mexican tea contains 275mg of calcium, while flour contains 15mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Epazote, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.
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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 | +450% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1733.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +491.6% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +31.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +57.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +354.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +146.8% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +25.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -95.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +3666.7% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +245.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +17.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2703.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +42% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +823.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +144.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 3.098mg | 0.682mg | 105% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.028mg | 0.785mg | 63% |
| Selenium | 0.9µg | 33.9µg | 60% |
| Iron | 1.88mg | 4.64mg | 35% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.639mg | 5.904mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 275mg | 15mg | 26% |
| Magnesium | 121mg | 22mg | 24% |
| Carbs | 7.44g | 76.31g | 23% |
| Protein | 0.33g | 10.33g | 20% |
| Calories | 32kcal | 364kcal | 17% |
| Potassium | 633mg | 107mg | 15% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.348mg | 0.494mg | 11% |
| Folate | 215µg | 183µg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.152mg | 0.044mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.19mg | 0.144mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.179mg | 0.438mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3.8g | 2.7g | 4% |
| Zinc | 1.1mg | 0.7mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3.6mg | 0mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 86mg | 108mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.413g | 3% | |
| Sodium | 43mg | 2mg | 2% |
| Choline | 10.4mg | 2% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.155g | 1% | |
| Fats | 0.52g | 0.98g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 3.64g | 73.61g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.27g | N/A | |
| Vitamin E | 0.06mg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A | 3µg | 0µg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.3µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.087g | 0% | |
| Tryptophan | 0.127mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.281mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.357mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.71mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.228mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.415mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.23mg | 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:
10.33 g
Fats:
0.98 g
Carbs:
76.31 g
Water:
11.92 g
Other:
0.46 g
| Contains more WaterWater | +648.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +443.5% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +3030.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +88.5% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +925.7% |
