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Caesar salad vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are caesar salad and teff different?

  • Caesar salad is higher in selenium; however, teff is richer in manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 388% higher.
  • Caesar salad contains 38 times more sodium than teff. While caesar salad contains 454mg of sodium, teff contains only 12mg.

LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust and Teff, uncooked are the varieties used 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 20% 70% 15% 88% 42% 44% 99% 59% 42% 171%
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 more CalciumCalcium +29.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +613.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +557.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.2%
Contains more IronIron +226.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +542.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2778.5%

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% 26% 12% 0% 94% 69% 61% 27% 0% 50% 15% 0% 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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +662.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +210.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.39mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.363mg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caesar salad Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.321mg 9.24mg 388%
Copper 0.126mg 0.81mg 76%
Iron 2.34mg 7.63mg 66%
Selenium 31.4µg 4.4µg 49%
Magnesium 28mg 184mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 37%
Phosphorus 231mg 429mg 28%
Fiber 1.7g 8g 25%
Sodium 454mg 12mg 19%
Zinc 1.61mg 3.63mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 17%
Saturated fat 4.206g 0.449g 17%
Carbs 31.5g 73.13g 14%
Fats 9.54g 2.38g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.447mg 0.942mg 10%
Vitamin A 78µg 0µg 9%
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Potassium 170mg 427mg 8%
Calories 265kcal 367kcal 5%
Starch 25.29g 36.56g 5%
Calcium 233mg 180mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.08mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.38g 0.589g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.461g 1.071g 3%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 1.9µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.297mg 0.27mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Fructose 1.13g 0.47g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.377mg 0.39mg 1%
Vitamin B3 3.237mg 3.363mg 1%
Protein 13.39g 13.3g 0%
Net carbs 29.8g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 4.02g 1.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.547mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.137mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.3mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.717mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.7mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.155g 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 10% 32% 43% 2%
Protein: 13.39 g
Fats: 9.54 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 43.39 g
Other: 2.18 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 FatsFats +300.8%
Contains more WaterWater +392%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132.2%
~equal in Protein ~13.3g
~equal in Other ~2.37g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 30% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.206 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.461 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +304.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 3% 4% 6%
Starch: 25.29 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.98 g
Fructose: 1.13 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0.16 g
Teff
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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 GlucoseGlucose +34.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +140.4%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +16600%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +44.6%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%

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. Caesar salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172047/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.

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