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Red potato vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between red potato and Mexican tea

  • Red potato has more vitamin C and vitamin B3; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, fiber, and zinc.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 127% more.
  • Red potato has 4 times more vitamin C than Mexican tea. Red potato has 12.6mg of vitamin C, while Mexican tea has 3.6mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked 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 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
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 -72.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +332.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2955.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.1%
Contains more IronIron +168.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +175%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1690.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.19mg

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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
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 +250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +149.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +39.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +596%
Contains more FolateFolate +696.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red potato Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.173mg 3.098mg 127%
Folate 27µg 215µg 47%
Calcium 9mg 275mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.348mg 23%
Magnesium 28mg 121mg 22%
Iron 0.7mg 1.88mg 15%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 3.6mg 10%
Fiber 1.8g 3.8g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.595mg 0.639mg 6%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Zinc 0.4mg 1.1mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.152mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.028mg 4%
Carbs 19.59g 7.44g 4%
Protein 2.3g 0.33g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.341mg 0.179mg 3%
Choline 18.9mg 3%
Calories 89kcal 32kcal 3%
Potassium 545mg 633mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Phosphorus 72mg 86mg 2%
Copper 0.174mg 0.19mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.52g 1%
Fructose 0.44g 1%
Sodium 12mg 43mg 1%
Net carbs 17.79g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1.43g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.075mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0%
Lysine 0.12mg 0%
Methionine 0.035mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.091mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 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 +597%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.3%
Contains more FatsFats +246.7%
Contains more WaterWater +16.4%
Contains more OtherOther +93.8%

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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 potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/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.