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Jalapeño vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jalapeño and Mexican tea

  • Jalapeño has more vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, and copper.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 130% more than jalapeño.
  • Jalapeño has 33 times more vitamin C than Mexican tea. While jalapeño has 118.6mg of vitamin C, Mexican tea has only 3.6mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peppers, jalapeno, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 22% 9.4% 15% 3.8% 11% 0.39% 13% 2.2%
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 less SodiumSodium -93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +706.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2191.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155.2%
Contains more IronIron +652%
Contains more CopperCopper +313%
Contains more ZincZinc +685.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +230.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3093.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +125%

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 395% 18% 72% 0% 10% 16% 24% 19% 97% 0% 46% 20% 4.1%
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 CVitamin C +3194.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +175.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +397.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +696.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jalapeño Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.097mg 3.098mg 130%
Vitamin C 118.6mg 3.6mg 128%
Folate 27µg 215µg 47%
Calcium 12mg 275mg 26%
Magnesium 15mg 121mg 25%
Vitamin E 3.58mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.348mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.152mg 21%
Iron 0.25mg 1.88mg 20%
Copper 0.046mg 0.19mg 16%
Vitamin K 18.5µg 15%
Potassium 248mg 633mg 11%
Zinc 0.14mg 1.1mg 9%
Phosphorus 26mg 86mg 9%
Vitamin A 54µg 3µg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 3.8g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.28mg 0.639mg 4%
Fructose 2.63g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.315mg 0.179mg 3%
Sodium 3mg 43mg 2%
Choline 7.5mg 1%
Protein 0.91g 0.33g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.112g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.028mg 1%
Calories 29kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.37g 0.52g 0%
Carbs 6.5g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 3.7g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 4.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.092g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.062g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 92%
Protein: 0.91 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.69 g
Other: 0.53 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 +175.8%
Contains more FatsFats +40.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.5%
Contains more OtherOther +371.7%
~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. Jalapeño - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168576/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.