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.
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% |
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.
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 CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +57.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +72.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.156g | 8% | |
Choline | 42.8mg | 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% |
Vitamin K | 4µg | 3% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.097mg | 3% |
Calories | 164kcal | 101kcal | 3% |
Carbs | 27.42g | 19.86g | 3% |
Fats | 2.59g | 0.65g | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.35mg | 2% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.063mg | 0.033mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.526mg | 0.909mg | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.583g | 1% | |
Vitamin C | 1.3mg | 1% | |
Saturated fat | 0.269g | 1% | |
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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +128.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +298.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +38.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +33.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +24.4% |