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Mexican tea vs. Yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between Mexican tea and yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw

  • Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, copper, and potassium; however, yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw is higher in vitamin C and vitamin A.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 126% more than yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw.
  • Mexican tea has 6 times more calcium than yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw. While Mexican tea has 275mg of calcium, yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw has only 50mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Epazote, raw and Yardlong bean, raw.

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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 31% 15% 21% 18% 16% 10% 25% 0.52% 27% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163.8%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +295.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +197.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1411.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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 63% 14% 0% 0% 27% 25% 7.7% 3.3% 5.5% 0% 0% 47% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +216.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +246.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +422.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +282.1%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mexican tea Yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 0.205mg 126%
Folate 215µg 62µg 38%
Calcium 275mg 50mg 23%
Iron 1.88mg 0.47mg 18%
Magnesium 121mg 44mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.348mg 0.11mg 18%
Vitamin C 3.6mg 18.8mg 17%
Copper 0.19mg 0.048mg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Potassium 633mg 240mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 0.024mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.028mg 0.107mg 7%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.37mg 7%
Protein 0.33g 2.8g 5%
Phosphorus 86mg 59mg 4%
Vitamin A 3µg 43µg 4%
Sodium 43mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 0.055mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 1%
Calories 32kcal 47kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.639mg 0.41mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.5µg 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.4g 0%
Carbs 7.44g 8.35g 0%
Net carbs 3.64g 8.35g N/A
Saturated fat 0.105g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.032mg 0%
Threonine 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.15mg 0%
Leucine 0.2mg 0%
Lysine 0.184mg 0%
Methionine 0.04mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.154mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.09mg 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
3% 8% 88%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 8.35 g
Water: 87.85 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +30%
Contains more OtherOther +316.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +748.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.2%
~equal in Water ~87.85g

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. Yardlong bean (Asparagus bean) raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169222/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.