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Plantain raw vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between plantain raw and teff

  • Plantain raw has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium; however, teff is richer in iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Plantain raw covers your daily vitamin A needs 23% more than teff.
  • Teff has 5 times less potassium than plantain raw. Plantain raw has 499mg of potassium, while teff has 107mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of plantain raw is 37.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Plantains, raw 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 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
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 PotassiumPotassium +366.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1533.3%
Contains more IronIron +241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +179%
Contains more ZincZinc +692.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +252.9%

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% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
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 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Plantain raw Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 124%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 20%
Iron 0.6mg 2.05mg 18%
Copper 0.081mg 0.226mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.299mg 0.097mg 16%
Potassium 499mg 107mg 12%
Phosphorus 34mg 120mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.052mg 0.183mg 11%
Zinc 0.14mg 1.11mg 9%
Vitamin A 56µg 0µg 6%
Protein 1.3g 3.87g 5%
Calcium 3mg 49mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 5%
Carbs 31.89g 19.86g 4%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Magnesium 37mg 50mg 3%
Fiber 2.3g 2.8g 2%
Choline 13.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.054mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Folate 22µg 18µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 1%
Calories 122kcal 101kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.686mg 0.909mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.37g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 15g N/A
Sodium 4mg 8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.015mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.034mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.059mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.06mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.044mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 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 CarbsCarbs +60.6%
Contains more OtherOther +68.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.7%
Contains more FatsFats +75.7%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/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.