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Cardamom vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cardamom and teff different?

  • Cardamom is richer in manganese, fiber, iron, zinc, potassium, and calcium, while teff is higher in copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
  • Cardamom covers your daily need for manganese, 816% more than teff.
  • Cardamom contains 4 times more fiber than teff. Cardamom contains 28g of fiber, while teff contains 8g.

Spices, cardamom and Teff, uncooked types were 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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +24.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.1%
Contains more IronIron +83.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +203%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +205.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 9.24mg 816%
Fiber 28g 8g 80%
Iron 13.97mg 7.63mg 79%
Copper 0.383mg 0.81mg 47%
Phosphorus 178mg 429mg 36%
Zinc 7.47mg 3.63mg 35%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Calcium 383mg 180mg 20%
Potassium 1119mg 427mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.482mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.39mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 3.363mg 14%
Magnesium 229mg 184mg 11%
Selenium 4.4µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.27mg 7%
Fats 6.7g 2.38g 7%
Protein 10.76g 13.3g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 1.071g 4%
Calories 311kcal 367kcal 3%
Carbs 68.47g 73.13g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.449g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.589g 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Sodium 18mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 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 +181.5%
Contains more OtherOther +144.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.6%
~equal in Carbs ~73.13g
~equal in Water ~8.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 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 +47.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.1%

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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.