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Mexican tea vs. Winter squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Mexican tea and winter squash different?

  • Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, potassium, and phosphorus, while winter squash is higher in vitamin A.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 127% more than winter squash.
  • Mexican tea contains 13 times more calcium than winter squash. Mexican tea contains 275mg of calcium, while winter squash contains 22mg.

Epazote, raw and Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, 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.
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 9.3% 6.6% 21% 17% 27% 6% 8.1% 0.13% 24% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +830.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.7%
Contains more IronIron +327.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +131.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +352.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1556.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.7%

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.
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 32% 87% 2.4% 0% 4% 15% 9.3% 14% 37% 0% 11% 15% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +419.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.161mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Winter squash DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.187mg 127%
Folate 215µg 20µg 49%
Vitamin A 3µg 261µg 29%
Magnesium 121mg 13mg 26%
Calcium 275mg 22mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.067mg 22%
Iron 1.88mg 0.44mg 18%
Copper 0.19mg 0.082mg 12%
Potassium 633mg 241mg 12%
Phosphorus 86mg 19mg 10%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.22mg 8%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 9.6mg 7%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Fiber 3.8g 2.8g 4%
Choline 10.6mg 2%
Sodium 43mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.495mg 1%
Protein 0.33g 0.89g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.016mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.161mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.147g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.234mg 1%
Calories 32kcal 37kcal 0%
Fats 0.52g 0.35g 0%
Carbs 7.44g 8.85g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 6.05g N/A
Sugar 3.3g N/A
Saturated fat 0.072g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.035mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 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
9% 89%
Protein: 0.89 g
Fats: 0.35 g
Carbs: 8.85 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +48.6%
Contains more OtherOther +257.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +169.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19%
~equal in Water ~89.21g

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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. Winter squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170490/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.