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Black gram vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between black gram and teff?

  • Black gram is richer in copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, folate, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2, yet teff is richer in manganese.
  • Black gram's daily need coverage for copper is 84% higher.
  • Black gram has 12 times more folate than teff. Black gram has 216µg of folate, while teff has 18µg.
  • Black gram has a lower glycemic index than teff.

We used Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw and Teff, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +434%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +181.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +818.7%
Contains more IronIron +269.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +334.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +201.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +215.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.3%

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.
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% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +669.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +189.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~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 Black gram Teff DV% diff.
Copper 0.981mg 0.226mg 84%
Iron 7.57mg 2.05mg 69%
Fiber 18.3g 2.8g 62%
Manganese 1.527mg 2.86mg 58%
Magnesium 267mg 50mg 52%
Folate 216µg 18µg 50%
Protein 25.21g 3.87g 43%
Phosphorus 379mg 120mg 37%
Potassium 983mg 107mg 26%
Zinc 3.35mg 1.11mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.033mg 17%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.097mg 14%
Carbs 58.99g 19.86g 13%
Calories 341kcal 101kcal 12%
Calcium 138mg 49mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.183mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 0.909mg 3%
Fats 1.64g 0.65g 2%
Sodium 38mg 8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.114g 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 17.06g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 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 ProteinProtein +551.4%
Contains more FatsFats +152.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197%
Contains more OtherOther +387%
Contains more WaterWater +593.8%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/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.