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Garden cress vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between garden cress and teff?

  • Garden cress is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B2, folate, potassium, and vitamin B6, yet teff is richer in manganese, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber.
  • Garden cress's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 138% higher.
  • Garden cress has 8 times more vitamin B2 than teff. Garden cress has 0.26mg of vitamin B2, while teff has 0.033mg.

We used Cress, garden, raw and Teff, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
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 +65.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +466.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more IronIron +57.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +382.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +417.2%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
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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 +687.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +154.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +344.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.909mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 452%
Manganese 0.553mg 2.86mg 100%
Vitamin C 69mg 77%
Vitamin A 346µg 0µg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.033mg 17%
Folate 80µg 18µg 16%
Potassium 606mg 107mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.097mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.183mg 9%
Iron 1.3mg 2.05mg 9%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.11mg 8%
Fiber 1.1g 2.8g 7%
Copper 0.17mg 0.226mg 6%
Phosphorus 76mg 120mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 5%
Carbs 5.5g 19.86g 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Choline 19.5mg 4%
Protein 2.6g 3.87g 3%
Calories 32kcal 101kcal 3%
Magnesium 38mg 50mg 3%
Calcium 81mg 49mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 2%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.909mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 4.4g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 4.4g N/A
Sodium 14mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 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 +19.3%
Contains more OtherOther +160.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +261.1%
~equal in Fats ~0.65g

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.