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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" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 IronIron +75.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2925%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +212.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7812.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2766.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15390%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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.
Olive
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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% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1627%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1093.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1588.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.02mg 3.098mg 134%
Folate 0µg 215µg 54%
Sodium 735mg 43mg 30%
Magnesium 4mg 121mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.348mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 20%
Calcium 88mg 275mg 19%
Potassium 8mg 633mg 18%
Iron 3.3mg 1.88mg 18%
Fats 10.68g 0.52g 16%
Phosphorus 3mg 86mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.152mg 11%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.1mg 8%
Copper 0.251mg 0.19mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.415g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 6%
Calories 115kcal 32kcal 4%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 0.639mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 3.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.179mg 3%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.028mg 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 3µg 2%
Fiber 3.2g 3.8g 2%
Protein 0.84g 0.33g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Carbs 6.26g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 3.06g 3.64g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 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 +154.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1953.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.8%
Contains more WaterWater +11.5%
Contains more OtherOther +12.1%

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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. 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.