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Olive vs Mexican tea - In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between Olive and Mexican tea?

  • Olive is higher in Iron, yet Mexican tea is higher in Manganese, Folate, Magnesium, Vitamin B2, Calcium, Potassium, Phosphorus and Vitamin B6.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for Manganese is 134% more.
  • Olive has 17 times more Sodium than Mexican tea. While Olive has 735mg of Sodium, Mexican tea has only 43mg.

We used Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Epazote, raw types 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" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Olive
Olive
2
:
6
Mexican tea
Mexican tea
Contains more Iron +75.5%
Contains more Copper +32.1%
Contains more Calcium +212.5%
Contains more Potassium +7812.5%
Contains more Magnesium +2925%
Contains more Zinc +400%
Contains more Phosphorus +2766.7%
Contains less Sodium -94.1%
Olive
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 124% 27% 1% 3% 84% 6% 2% 96%
Mexican tea
Iron Calcium Potassium Magnesium Copper Zinc Phosphorus Sodium 71% 83% 56% 87% 64% 30% 37% 6%
Contains more Iron +75.5%
Contains more Copper +32.1%
Contains more Calcium +212.5%
Contains more Potassium +7812.5%
Contains more Magnesium +2925%
Contains more Zinc +400%
Contains more Phosphorus +2766.7%
Contains less Sodium -94.1%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" chart below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Olive
Olive
3
:
7
Mexican tea
Mexican tea
Contains more Vitamin A +607%
Contains more Vitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +1627%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +1093.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +1588.9%
Contains more Folate +∞%
Olive
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 3% 25% 33% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 3% 0% 4% 0%
Mexican tea
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B5 Vitamin B6 Vitamin B12 Vitamin K Folate 12% 4% 0% 0% 7% 81% 12% 11% 36% 0% 0% 162%
Contains more Vitamin A +607%
Contains more Vitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3 +1627%
Contains more Vitamin B5 +1093.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6 +1588.9%
Contains more Folate +∞%

Vitamin and Mineral Summary Scores

Summary score is calculated by summing up the daily values contained in 300 grams of the product. Obviously the more the food fulfils human daily needs, the more the summary score is
Vitamin Summary Score
6
Olive
27
Mexican tea
Mineral Summary Score
43
Olive
54
Mexican tea

Macronutrients Comparison

Macronutrient comparison charts compare the amount of protein, total fats and total carbohydrates in 300 grams of the food. The displayed values show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food
Protein
5%
Olive
2%
Mexican tea
Carbohydrates
6%
Olive
7%
Mexican tea
Fats
49%
Olive
2%
Mexican tea

Comparison summary table

Pay attention at the most right column. It shows the amounts side by side, making it easier to realize the amount of difference.
Olive Mexican tea
Lower in Sugars ok
Lower in Sodium ok
Lower in Saturated Fat ok
Lower in glycemic index ok
Lower in price ok
Rich in vitamins ok
Lower in Cholesterol Equal
Rich in minerals Equal

Which food is preferable in case of diets?

ok
ok
is better in case of low diet
Olive Mexican tea
Low Calories diet ok
Low Fats diet ok
Low Carbs diet ok
Low glycemic index diet ok

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Comparison summary

Which food contains less Sugars?
Mexican tea
Mexican tea contains less Sugars (difference - 0g)
Which food contains less Sodium?
Mexican tea
Mexican tea contains less Sodium (difference - 692mg)
Which food is lower in Saturated Fat?
Mexican tea
Mexican tea is lower in Saturated Fat (difference - 1.415g)
Which food is lower in glycemic index?
Mexican tea
Mexican tea is lower in glycemic index (difference - 0)
Which food is cheaper?
Mexican tea
Mexican tea is cheaper (difference - $1)
Which food is richer in vitamins?
Mexican tea
Mexican tea is relatively richer in vitamins
Which food contains less Cholesterol?
?
The foods are relatively equal in Cholesterol (0 mg)
Which food is richer in minerals?
?
It cannot be definitely stated which food is richer in minerals. See charts below for detailed information.

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

In the column "Opinion" we made some assumptions which could be controversial. For instance we are assuming that less saturated fats is good for you. Please ignore this column if you have your own opinion.We marked the nutrients, comparison of which we considered as not meaningful, as "N/A"
Nutrient Olive Mexican tea Opinion
Calories 115 32 Olive
Protein 0.84 0.33 Olive
Fats 10.68 0.52 Olive
Vitamin C 0.9 3.6 Mexican tea
Carbs 6.26 7.44 Mexican tea
Cholesterol 0 0
Vitamin D 0 0
Iron 3.3 1.88 Olive
Calcium 88 275 Mexican tea
Potassium 8 633 Mexican tea
Magnesium 4 121 Mexican tea
Sugars 0 Mexican tea
Fiber 3.2 3.8 Mexican tea
Copper 0.251 0.19 Olive
Zinc 0.22 1.1 Mexican tea
Starch
Phosphorus 3 86 Mexican tea
Sodium 735 43 Mexican tea
Vitamin A 403 57 Olive
Vitamin E 1.65 Olive
Vitamin D 0 0
Vitamin B1 0.003 0.028 Mexican tea
Vitamin B2 0 0.348 Mexican tea
Vitamin B3 0.037 0.639 Mexican tea
Vitamin B5 0.015 0.179 Mexican tea
Vitamin B6 0.009 0.152 Mexican tea
Vitamin B12 0 0
Vitamin K 1.4 Olive
Folate 0 215 Mexican tea
Trans Fat 0 0
Saturated Fat 1.415 Mexican tea
Monounsaturated Fat 7.888 Olive
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911 Olive
Tryptophan
Threonine 0.026 Olive
Isoleucine 0.031 Olive
Leucine 0.05 Olive
Lysine 0.032 Olive
Methionine 0.012 Olive
Phenylalanine 0.029 Olive
Valine 0.038 Olive
Histidine 0.023 Olive
Fructose

References

The source of all the nutrient values on the page (excluding the main article the sources for which are presented seperately if present) is the USDA's FoodCentral. The exact links of the foods presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.