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Summer squash vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between summer squash and Mexican tea

  • Summer squash has more vitamin C; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, and fiber.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 127% more than summer squash.
  • Mexican tea contains 5 times less vitamin C than summer squash. Summer squash contains 17mg of vitamin C, while Mexican tea contains 3.6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Squash, summer, all varieties, 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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
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 -95.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +611.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1733.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.6%
Contains more IronIron +437.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +272.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +279.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1670.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
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 +372.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +145.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +641.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.175mg 3.098mg 127%
Folate 29µg 215µg 47%
Calcium 15mg 275mg 26%
Magnesium 17mg 121mg 25%
Iron 0.35mg 1.88mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.348mg 16%
Vitamin C 17mg 3.6mg 15%
Copper 0.051mg 0.19mg 15%
Potassium 262mg 633mg 11%
Fiber 1.1g 3.8g 11%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.1mg 7%
Phosphorus 38mg 86mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.152mg 5%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Protein 1.21g 0.33g 2%
Sodium 2mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.028mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.639mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Calories 16kcal 32kcal 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Carbs 3.35g 7.44g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.52g 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 3µg 1%
Net carbs 2.25g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.179mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 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 +266.7%
Contains more FatsFats +188.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.1%
Contains more OtherOther +303.2%
~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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.