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Bamboo shoots vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bamboo shoots and teff different?

  • Bamboo shoots are higher in potassium and vitamin B6; however, teff is richer in manganese, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 113% higher.
  • Bamboo shoots contain 5 times more potassium than teff. While bamboo shoots contain 533mg of potassium, teff contains only 107mg.
  • Bamboo shoots have a lower glycemic index (32) than teff (57).

Bamboo shoots, raw and Teff, cooked are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 3.9% 47% 19% 63% 30% 25% 0.52% 34% 4.4%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +398.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +276.9%
Contains more IronIron +310%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +991.6%
~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg

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 13% 0.33% 20% 0% 38% 16% 11% 9.7% 55% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Teff
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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% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bamboo shoots Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.262mg 2.86mg 113%
Iron 0.5mg 2.05mg 19%
Potassium 533mg 107mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.097mg 11%
Magnesium 3mg 50mg 11%
Phosphorus 59mg 120mg 9%
Vitamin E 1mg 7%
Carbs 5.2g 19.86g 5%
Copper 0.19mg 0.226mg 4%
Calories 27kcal 101kcal 4%
Calcium 13mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.183mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.161mg 3%
Folate 7µg 18µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.033mg 3%
Protein 2.6g 3.87g 3%
Fiber 2.2g 2.8g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.909mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.134g 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 3g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 3g N/A
Zinc 1.1mg 1.11mg 0%
Sodium 4mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.069g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.086mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.088mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.14mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.03mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.09mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.106mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.042mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 5% 91%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.9 g
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more WaterWater +21.4%
Contains more OtherOther +30.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.8%
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +281.9%

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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. Bamboo shoots - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169210/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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