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Watercress vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between watercress and Mexican tea

  • Watercress has more vitamin A and vitamin C; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, magnesium, iron, vitamin B2, calcium, fiber, and copper.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily manganese needs 124% more than watercress.
  • Mexican tea contains 56 times less vitamin A than watercress. Watercress contains 3191IU of vitamin A, while Mexican tea contains 57IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Watercress, 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 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
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 +476.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +129.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.8%
Contains more IronIron +840%
Contains more CopperCopper +146.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +43.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1169.7%
~equal in Sodium ~43mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 143% 53% 20% 0% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8% 4.9%
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 +1094.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5233.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +221.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +73.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +219.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2288.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watercress Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin K 250µg 208%
Manganese 0.244mg 3.098mg 124%
Folate 9µg 215µg 52%
Vitamin C 43mg 3.6mg 44%
Magnesium 21mg 121mg 24%
Iron 0.2mg 1.88mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.348mg 18%
Vitamin A 160µg 3µg 17%
Calcium 120mg 275mg 16%
Copper 0.077mg 0.19mg 13%
Fiber 0.5g 3.8g 13%
Potassium 330mg 633mg 9%
Zinc 0.11mg 1.1mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.028mg 5%
Phosphorus 60mg 86mg 4%
Protein 2.3g 0.33g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.639mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.31mg 0.179mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.152mg 2%
Carbs 1.29g 7.44g 2%
Choline 9mg 2%
Calories 11kcal 32kcal 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.52g 1%
Net carbs 0.79g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 0.2g N/A
Sodium 41mg 43mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 0%
Tryptophan 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 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 +597%
Contains more FatsFats +420%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +476.7%
Contains more OtherOther +108.3%
~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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.