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Nachos vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between nachos and Mexican tea

  • Nachos have more phosphorus and selenium; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, and copper.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 127% more.
  • Nachos have 10 times more selenium than Mexican tea. Nachos have 8.6µg of selenium, while Mexican tea has 0.9µg.
  • Mexican tea is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, nachos, with cheese and Epazote, 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.
Nachos
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 30% 19% 32% 28% 21% 23% 85% 41% 24% 47%
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%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +855.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +188.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +336.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.9%
Contains more IronIron +150.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +196.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1556.7%

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.
Nachos
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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 3.7% 1.7% 82% 0% 31% 31% 12% 23% 50% 8.8% 48% 7.5% 14%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +339.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +227.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +161.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Nachos Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.187mg 3.098mg 127%
Folate 10µg 215µg 51%
Monounsaturated fat 14.02g 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.04g 34%
Fats 21.5g 0.52g 32%
Vitamin E 4.08mg 27%
Calcium 63mg 275mg 21%
Magnesium 42mg 121mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.133mg 0.348mg 17%
Calories 343kcal 32kcal 16%
Vitamin K 19.3µg 16%
Phosphorus 198mg 86mg 16%
Copper 0.064mg 0.19mg 14%
Selenium 8.6µg 0.9µg 14%
Iron 0.75mg 1.88mg 14%
Starch 28.33g 12%
Sodium 313mg 43mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.173g 10%
Carbs 34.91g 7.44g 9%
Protein 4.32g 0.33g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.123mg 0.028mg 8%
Potassium 362mg 633mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.152mg 5%
Choline 26.4mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.179mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 3.6mg 3%
Zinc 0.86mg 1.1mg 2%
Fiber 3.2g 3.8g 2%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 31.71g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 2.17g N/A
Vitamin A 5µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.63mg 0.639mg 0%
Trans fat 0.058g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.156mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.187mg 0%
Leucine 0.521mg 0%
Lysine 0.156mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.229mg 0%
Valine 0.25mg 0%
Histidine 0.135mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.617g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.032g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.343g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Nachos
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4% 22% 35% 37% 2%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 21.5 g
Carbs: 34.91 g
Water: 37.4 g
Other: 1.87 g
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1209.1%
Contains more FatsFats +4034.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +369.2%
Contains more WaterWater +138.5%
Contains more OtherOther +33.7%

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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. Nachos - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170291/nutrients
  2. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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