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Pumpkin flowers vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pumpkin flowers and Mexican tea

  • Pumpkin flowers have more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, Mexican tea is richer in folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, iron, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily folate needs 39% more than pumpkin flowers.
  • Mexican tea has 34 times less vitamin A than pumpkin flowers. Pumpkin flowers have 1947IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea has 57IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pumpkin flowers, 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 17% 12% 15% 26% 0% 0% 21% 0.65% 0% 3.8%
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 -88.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +404.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +605.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265.9%
Contains more IronIron +168.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +75.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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 93% 32% 0% 0% 11% 17% 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 44% 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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +677.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +364%
Contains more FolateFolate +264.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pumpkin flowers Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 3.098mg 135%
Folate 59µg 215µg 39%
Vitamin C 28mg 3.6mg 27%
Calcium 39mg 275mg 24%
Magnesium 24mg 121mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.348mg 21%
Copper 0.19mg 21%
Iron 0.7mg 1.88mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Potassium 173mg 633mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.152mg 12%
Zinc 1.1mg 10%
Vitamin A 97µg 3µg 10%
Phosphorus 49mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.179mg 4%
Sodium 5mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.042mg 0.028mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 32kcal 1%
Protein 1.03g 0.33g 1%
Carbs 3.28g 7.44g 1%
Fats 0.07g 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 3.28g 3.64g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.69mg 0.639mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.009g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.03 g
Fats: 0.07 g
Carbs: 3.28 g
Water: 95.15 g
Other: 0.47 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 +212.1%
Contains more FatsFats +642.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.8%
Contains more OtherOther +431.9%
~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. Pumpkin flowers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169270/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.