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Collard Greens vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between collard Greens and teff

  • Collard Greens have more vitamin A, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, teff is higher in manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, iron, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Collard Greens cover your daily vitamin A needs 152% more than teff.
  • Teff contains 3 times less vitamin B2 than collard Greens. Collard Greens contain 0.106mg of vitamin B2, while teff contains 0.033mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 42% 10% 42% 17% 6.3% 14% 2% 67% 2.7%
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 CalciumCalcium +187.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.1%
Contains more IronIron +81.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +343.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +382.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +460.8%
~equal in Potassium ~107mg

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 61% 127% 18% 0% 10% 24% 11% 13% 30% 0% 1017% 12% 21%
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% 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 +221.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +357.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +58.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +12.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Collard Greens Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin K 406.6µg 339%
Manganese 0.51mg 2.86mg 102%
Vitamin A 380µg 0µg 42%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 20%
Copper 0.051mg 0.226mg 19%
Phosphorus 32mg 120mg 13%
Iron 1.13mg 2.05mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.183mg 12%
Calcium 141mg 49mg 9%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.11mg 8%
Magnesium 21mg 50mg 7%
Choline 38.4mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.033mg 6%
Fiber 4g 2.8g 5%
Carbs 5.65g 19.86g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.218mg 4%
Calories 33kcal 101kcal 3%
Protein 2.71g 3.87g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.575mg 0.909mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.128mg 0.097mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.173g 1%
Folate 16µg 18µg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 1.65g 17.06g N/A
Potassium 117mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Sodium 15mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.047g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.086mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.028mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 90%
Protein: 2.71 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 5.65 g
Water: 90.18 g
Other: 0.74 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 WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +251.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.65g
~equal in Other ~0.69g

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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. Collard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170407/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.