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Tuna salad vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tuna salad and Mexican tea

  • Tuna salad has more selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3; however, Mexican tea has more manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Mexican tea's daily need coverage for manganese is 133% more.
  • Mexican tea is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fish, tuna salad 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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
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 +107%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4477.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +536.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1517.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +255.6%
Contains more IronIron +88%
Contains more CopperCopper +31%
Contains more ZincZinc +96.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7645%

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 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 AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +948.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +397.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2587.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.04mg 3.098mg 133%
Selenium 41.2µg 0.9µg 73%
Folate 8µg 215µg 52%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 0µg 50%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 0.639mg 38%
Protein 16.04g 0.33g 31%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 27%
Calcium 17mg 275mg 26%
Magnesium 19mg 121mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.348mg 21%
Sodium 402mg 43mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Fats 9.26g 0.52g 13%
Potassium 178mg 633mg 13%
Phosphorus 178mg 86mg 13%
Iron 1mg 1.88mg 11%
Calories 187kcal 32kcal 8%
Saturated fat 1.544g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 7%
Zinc 0.56mg 1.1mg 5%
Copper 0.145mg 0.19mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.152mg 5%
Cholesterol 13mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 24µg 3µg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 3.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.179mg 2%
Carbs 9.41g 7.44g 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 3.64g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.028mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 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 +4760.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1680.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.5%
Contains more WaterWater +41.2%
Contains more OtherOther +17.4%

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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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.