Chickpeas vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chickpeas and teff

Chickpeas have more folate, fiber, copper, iron, phosphorus, and potassium; however, teff is richer in manganese and vitamin B1.
Teff covers your daily manganese needs 80% more than chickpeas.
Teff has 10 times less folate than chickpeas. Chickpeas have 172µg of folate, while teff has 18µg.
Teff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of chickpeas is 36.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Teff, cooked.

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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.

Chickpeas

Teff

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+172%
Contains more IronIron	+41%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+177.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

~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.

Chickpeas

Teff

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+855.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+72.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.03mg	2.86mg	80%
Folate	172µg	18µg	39%
Fiber	7.6g	2.8g	19%
Copper	0.352mg	0.226mg	14%
Iron	2.89mg	2.05mg	11%
Protein	8.86g	3.87g	10%
Choline	42.8mg		8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.156g		8%
Phosphorus	168mg	120mg	7%
Selenium	3.7µg		7%
Vitamin B1	0.116mg	0.183mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.286mg		6%
Potassium	291mg	107mg	5%
Zinc	1.53mg	1.11mg	4%
Calories	164kcal	101kcal	3%
Fats	2.59g	0.65g	3%
Carbs	27.42g	19.86g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.097mg	3%
Vitamin K	4µg		3%
Vitamin E	0.35mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.063mg	0.033mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.526mg	0.909mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.3mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.269g		1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.583g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	185kcal	261kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	99g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.5		N/A
Net carbs	19.82g	17.06g	N/A
Magnesium	48mg	50mg	0%
Calcium	49mg	49mg	0%
Sugar	4.8g		N/A
Sodium	7mg	8mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.085mg	0.041mg	0%
Threonine	0.329mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.38mg	0.146mg	0%
Leucine	0.631mg	0.311mg	0%
Lysine	0.593mg	0.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.116mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.475mg	0.203mg	0%
Valine	0.372mg	0.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.244mg	0.088mg	0%