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Table salt vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between table salt and Mexican tea

  • Table salt contains less manganese, folate, magnesium, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, potassium, copper, and fiber than Mexican tea.
  • Table salt's daily need coverage for sodium is 1683% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in Mexican tea is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Salt, table 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +12000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1045.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +7812.5%
Contains more IronIron +469.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2998%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Mexican tea DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 43mg 1683%
Manganese 0.1mg 3.098mg 130%
Folate 0µg 215µg 54%
Magnesium 1mg 121mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.348mg 27%
Calcium 24mg 275mg 25%
Iron 0.33mg 1.88mg 19%
Potassium 8mg 633mg 18%
Copper 0.03mg 0.19mg 18%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Phosphorus 0mg 86mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.152mg 12%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.1mg 9%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.639mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.179mg 4%
Carbs 0g 7.44g 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.028mg 2%
Calories 0kcal 32kcal 2%
Protein 0g 0.33g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 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 OtherOther +3892%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +44505%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.