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Brown rice vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between brown rice and Mexican tea

  • Brown rice has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B3, while Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, potassium, and copper.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 92% higher.
  • Mexican tea contains 6 times less vitamin B1 than brown rice. Brown rice contains 0.178mg of vitamin B1, while Mexican tea contains 0.028mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked 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 28% 0.9% 7.6% 21% 35% 19% 44% 0.52% 127% 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 PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +544.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +210.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9066.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +636%
Contains more IronIron +235.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +79.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.1%

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 0% 0% 3.4% 0% 45% 16% 48% 23% 28% 0% 0.5% 6.8% 5%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +535.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2288.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown rice Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.974mg 3.098mg 92%
Folate 9µg 215µg 52%
Calcium 3mg 275mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0.348mg 21%
Magnesium 39mg 121mg 20%
Iron 0.56mg 1.88mg 17%
Potassium 86mg 633mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.178mg 0.028mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.561mg 0.639mg 12%
Starch 24.79g 10%
Fiber 1.6g 3.8g 9%
Copper 0.106mg 0.19mg 9%
Selenium 5.8µg 0.9µg 9%
Carbs 25.58g 7.44g 6%
Protein 2.74g 0.33g 5%
Calories 123kcal 32kcal 5%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.1mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.179mg 4%
Sodium 4mg 43mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.366g 2%
Phosphorus 103mg 86mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.123mg 0.152mg 2%
Fats 0.97g 0.52g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.369g 1%
Saturated fat 0.26g 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 23.98g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.24g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.214mg 0%
Lysine 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.058mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.151mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.355g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 26% 70%
Protein: 2.74 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 25.58 g
Water: 70.27 g
Other: 0.44 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 +730.3%
Contains more FatsFats +86.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243.8%
Contains more WaterWater +27%
Contains more OtherOther +468.2%

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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. Brown rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169704/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.