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Refried beans vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between refried beans and Mexican tea?

  • Refried beans are higher in selenium, yet Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, potassium, copper, and iron.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 122% more.
  • Refried beans have 9 times more sodium than Mexican tea. While refried beans have 370mg of sodium, Mexican tea has only 43mg.

We used Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 25% 8.7% 28% 54% 43% 16% 39% 48% 38% 32%
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 SeleniumSelenium +544.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +245.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +848.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more IronIron +30.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +89.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +972%
~equal in Phosphorus ~86mg

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 20% 0% 1.8% 0% 19% 18% 6.9% 11% 24% 0% 5.3% 8.3% 12%
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 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +74.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1854.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.179mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Refried beans Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.289mg 3.098mg 122%
Folate 11µg 215µg 51%
Calcium 29mg 275mg 25%
Histidine 153mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.079mg 0.348mg 21%
Magnesium 35mg 121mg 20%
Sodium 370mg 43mg 14%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.9µg 9%
Potassium 319mg 633mg 9%
Protein 4.98g 0.33g 9%
Copper 0.129mg 0.19mg 7%
Iron 1.44mg 1.88mg 6%
Zinc 0.58mg 1.1mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.076mg 0.028mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.103mg 0.152mg 4%
Choline 21.2mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.543g 4%
Starch 7.43g 3%
Saturated fat 0.631g 3%
Vitamin C 6mg 3.6mg 3%
Calories 90kcal 32kcal 3%
Vitamin K 2.1µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.601g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.367mg 0.639mg 2%
Fats 2.01g 0.52g 2%
Carbs 13.55g 7.44g 2%
Phosphorus 92mg 86mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 9.85g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.54g N/A
Fiber 3.7g 3.8g 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.189mg 0.179mg 0%
Trans fat 0.016g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.231mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.438mg 0%
Lysine 0.377mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.287mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.169g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.36g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 14% 78% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 2.01 g
Carbs: 13.55 g
Water: 77.75 g
Other: 1.71 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 +1409.1%
Contains more FatsFats +286.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.1%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%
Contains more OtherOther +46.2%

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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. Refried beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172438/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.