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Banana vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bananas and teff

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, calcium, and vitamin B3 than bananas.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 390% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bananas, raw and Teff, uncooked.

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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
Banana
1
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
Teff
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +581.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.3%
Contains more IronIron +2834.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +938.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1850%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3322.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340%

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
Banana
4
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
Teff
7
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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +269.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +405.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +280%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Banana Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.27mg 9.24mg 390%
Iron 0.26mg 7.63mg 92%
Copper 0.078mg 0.81mg 81%
Phosphorus 22mg 429mg 58%
Magnesium 27mg 184mg 37%
Zinc 0.15mg 3.63mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.39mg 30%
Protein 1.09g 13.3g 24%
Fiber 2.6g 8g 22%
Calcium 5mg 180mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.665mg 3.363mg 17%
Carbs 22.84g 73.13g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.27mg 15%
Calories 89kcal 367kcal 14%
Starch 5.38g 36.56g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.334mg 0.942mg 12%
Vitamin C 8.7mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.367mg 0.482mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.073g 1.071g 7%
Selenium 1µg 4.4µg 6%
Folate 20µg 5%
Fructose 4.85g 0.47g 5%
Fats 0.33g 2.38g 3%
Potassium 358mg 427mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.112g 0.449g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.589g 1%
Choline 9.8mg 13.1mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 1.9µg 1%
Net carbs 20.24g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 12.23g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.049mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.047mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
1
23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Teff
Teff
4
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more WaterWater +749.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1120.2%
Contains more FatsFats +621.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +220.2%
Contains more OtherOther +185.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
1
52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Teff
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1740.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1367.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Banana
Banana
3
31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Teff
Teff
1
95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +285.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +582.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +931.9%
Contains more StarchStarch +579.6%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0.01g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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/169747/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.