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Banana vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bananas and teff

  • Bananas have more vitamin B6 and potassium, while teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 113% more than bananas.
  • Bananas contain 4 times more vitamin B6 than teff. While bananas contain 0.367mg of vitamin B6, teff contains only 0.097mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bananas, raw and Teff, cooked.

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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.
Banana
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Teff
7
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 +234.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +880%
Contains more IronIron +688.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +189.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +640%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +445.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +959.3%

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.
Banana
8
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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Teff
2
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 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +278.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +490.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.27mg 2.86mg 113%
Iron 0.26mg 2.05mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.097mg 21%
Copper 0.078mg 0.226mg 16%
Phosphorus 22mg 120mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.183mg 13%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 10%
Zinc 0.15mg 1.11mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 7%
Potassium 358mg 107mg 7%
Protein 1.09g 3.87g 6%
Fructose 4.85g 6%
Magnesium 27mg 50mg 5%
Calcium 5mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.033mg 3%
Starch 5.38g 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 0.909mg 2%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 2.8g 1%
Saturated fat 0.112g 1%
Folate 20µg 18µg 1%
Carbs 22.84g 19.86g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Calories 89kcal 101kcal 1%
Fats 0.33g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 20.24g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 12.23g N/A
Sodium 1mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
2
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Teff
3
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 CarbsCarbs +15%
Contains more OtherOther +20.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +255%
Contains more FatsFats +97%
~equal in Water ~74.93g

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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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.