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Red leaf lettuce vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between red leaf lettuce and Mexican tea

  • Red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A, while Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, fiber, and iron.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 126% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 125 times less vitamin A than red leaf lettuce. Red leaf lettuce contains 375µg of vitamin A, while Mexican tea contains 3µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Epazote, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
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 -41.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +238.5%
Contains more IronIron +56.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +578.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +207.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1426.1%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 12% 0% 125% 3% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 12% 0% 1% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +351.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +99.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52%
Contains more FolateFolate +497.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~3.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red leaf lettuce Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.203mg 3.098mg 126%
Vitamin K 140.3µg 117%
Folate 36µg 215µg 45%
Vitamin A 375µg 3µg 41%
Magnesium 12mg 121mg 26%
Calcium 33mg 275mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.077mg 0.348mg 21%
Copper 0.028mg 0.19mg 18%
Potassium 187mg 633mg 13%
Fiber 0.9g 3.8g 12%
Iron 1.2mg 1.88mg 9%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.1mg 8%
Phosphorus 28mg 86mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.152mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.028mg 3%
Protein 1.33g 0.33g 2%
Carbs 2.26g 7.44g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.321mg 0.639mg 2%
Choline 11.8mg 2%
Calories 16kcal 32kcal 1%
Sodium 25mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.144mg 0.179mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 120kcal 970kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 625g 313g N/A
Fats 0.22g 0.52g 0%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 3.6mg 0%
Net carbs 1.36g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.48g N/A
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 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 +303%
Contains more FatsFats +136.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.2%
~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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/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.