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Black gram vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between black gram and teff?

  • Black gram is higher in folate, fiber, and phosphorus, yet teff is higher in manganese and copper.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 106% more.
  • Black gram has 5 times more folate than teff. While black gram has 94µg of folate, teff has only 18µg.
  • The glycemic index of black gram is lower.

We used Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Teff, cooked types 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 45% 16% 20% 66% 46% 23% 67% 0.91% 54% 14%
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 +26%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +30%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +17.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +62.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +594.2%
~equal in Calcium ~49mg

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 3.3% 0.67% 3% 0% 38% 17% 28% 26% 13% 0% 6.8% 71% 16%
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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 +127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +422.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.412mg 2.86mg 106%
Folate 94µg 18µg 19%
Fiber 6.4g 2.8g 14%
Copper 0.139mg 0.226mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.433mg 9%
Protein 7.54g 3.87g 7%
Phosphorus 156mg 120mg 5%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Choline 29.6mg 5%
Potassium 231mg 107mg 4%
Iron 1.75mg 2.05mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.5mg 0.909mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.097mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.183mg 3%
Zinc 0.83mg 1.11mg 3%
Magnesium 63mg 50mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.033mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.359g 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 18.34g 19.86g 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calories 105kcal 101kcal 0%
Fats 0.55g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 11.94g 17.06g N/A
Calcium 53mg 49mg 0%
Sugar 2.01g N/A
Sodium 7mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.038g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.262mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.385mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.625mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.5mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.44mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.423mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.211mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 18% 73%
Protein: 7.54 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 18.34 g
Water: 72.51 g
Other: 1.06 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 +94.8%
Contains more OtherOther +53.6%
Contains more FatsFats +18.2%
~equal in Carbs ~19.86g
~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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172427/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.