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Tempeh vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tempeh and Mexican tea different?

  • Tempeh is richer in copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and iron, while Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 78% more than tempeh.
  • Tempeh contains 4 times more vitamin B3 than Mexican tea. Tempeh contains 2.64mg of vitamin B3, while Mexican tea contains 0.639mg.

Tempeh and Epazote, raw types were used 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.
Tempeh
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 33% 36% 101% 187% 31% 114% 1.2% 170% 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 more IronIron +43.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +194.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +209.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +49.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +147.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +138.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

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.
Tempeh
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 83% 50% 17% 50% 10% 0% 18% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +313.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +795.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.348mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tempeh Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 1.3mg 3.098mg 78%
Folate 24µg 215µg 48%
Copper 0.56mg 0.19mg 41%
Protein 20.29g 0.33g 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.3g 29%
Phosphorus 266mg 86mg 26%
Fats 10.8g 0.52g 16%
Calcium 111mg 275mg 16%
Fiber 3.8g 15%
Vitamin B3 2.64mg 0.639mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.539g 12%
Magnesium 81mg 121mg 10%
Iron 2.7mg 1.88mg 10%
Calories 192kcal 32kcal 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.205g 8%
Potassium 412mg 633mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.152mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.028mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.6mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Selenium 0µg 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.278mg 0.179mg 2%
Sodium 9mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.358mg 0.348mg 1%
Carbs 7.64g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 7.64g 3.64g N/A
Zinc 1.14mg 1.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.194mg 0%
Threonine 0.796mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.88mg 0%
Leucine 1.43mg 0%
Lysine 0.908mg 0%
Methionine 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.893mg 0%
Valine 0.92mg 0%
Histidine 0.466mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tempeh
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20% 11% 8% 60%
Protein: 20.29 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbs: 7.64 g
Water: 59.65 g
Other: 1.62 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 +6048.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1976.9%
Contains more WaterWater +49.6%
Contains more OtherOther +54.3%
~equal in Carbs ~7.44g

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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. Tempeh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174272/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.

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