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Green beans vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between green beans and teff

  • Green beans have more vitamin K; however, teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, and fiber.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 389% more than green beans.
  • Teff contains 25 times less vitamin K than green beans. Green beans contain 47.9µg of vitamin K, while teff contains 1.9µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +922.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +309.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +192.5%
Contains more IronIron +1073.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1321.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1352%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1379.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3142.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
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% 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 +475%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2421.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +29%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +427%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +178.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +447.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1173%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +760.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.285mg 9.24mg 389%
Iron 0.65mg 7.63mg 87%
Copper 0.057mg 0.81mg 84%
Phosphorus 29mg 429mg 57%
Magnesium 18mg 184mg 40%
Vitamin K 47.9µg 1.9µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.482mg 33%
Zinc 0.25mg 3.63mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.39mg 26%
Protein 1.89g 13.3g 23%
Carbs 7.88g 73.13g 22%
Fiber 3.2g 8g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.942mg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 3.363mg 17%
Calories 35kcal 367kcal 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calcium 44mg 180mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.27mg 13%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 11%
Selenium 0.2µg 4.4µg 8%
Potassium 146mg 427mg 8%
Folate 33µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 1.071g 6%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Fats 0.28g 2.38g 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.08mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.449g 2%
Choline 16.9mg 13.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.589g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 4.68g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 g
Teff
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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 +911.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +603.7%
Contains more FatsFats +750%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +828%
Contains more OtherOther +224.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 g
Teff
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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 -85.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5254.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +638.6%

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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.