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Garlic vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and Mexican tea different?

  • Garlic is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, selenium, protein, vitamin B1, and copper; however, Mexican tea is richer in manganese, folate, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic is 83% higher.
  • Garlic contains 19 times more protein than Mexican tea. While garlic contains 6.36g of protein, Mexican tea contains only 0.33g.

Garlic, raw and Epazote, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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 CopperCopper +57.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +77.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1477.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +384%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +51.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.9%
Contains more IronIron +10.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +85.3%
~equal in Zinc ~1.1mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Garlic
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 12% 0% 1% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +216.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +7066.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.639mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Mexican tea DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.152mg 83%
Manganese 1.672mg 3.098mg 62%
Folate 3µg 215µg 53%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 3.6mg 31%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.9µg 24%
Magnesium 25mg 121mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.348mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.028mg 14%
Protein 6.36g 0.33g 12%
Copper 0.299mg 0.19mg 12%
Phosphorus 153mg 86mg 10%
Carbs 33.06g 7.44g 9%
Calcium 181mg 275mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.179mg 8%
Potassium 401mg 633mg 7%
Fiber 2.1g 3.8g 7%
Calories 149kcal 32kcal 6%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Iron 1.7mg 1.88mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 2%
Zinc 1.16mg 1.1mg 1%
Sodium 17mg 43mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 234kcal 970kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 67g 313g N/A
Fats 0.5g 0.52g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 1g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.639mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +1827.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +344.4%
Contains more WaterWater +52.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.52g

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.