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Garden cress vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garden cress and teff

  • Garden cress has more vitamin K and vitamin A; however, teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B1.
  • Garden cress covers your daily vitamin K needs 450% more than teff.
  • Teff contains 769 times less vitamin A than garden cress. Garden cress contains 6917IU of vitamin A, while teff contains 9IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Cress, garden, raw and Teff, uncooked.

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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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +384.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.2%
Contains more IronIron +486.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +376.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1478.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +464.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1570.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +388.9%

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +775%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +28421.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +387.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +236.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +289.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden cress Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin K 541.9µg 1.9µg 450%
Manganese 0.553mg 9.24mg 378%
Iron 1.3mg 7.63mg 79%
Vitamin C 69mg 77%
Copper 0.17mg 0.81mg 71%
Phosphorus 76mg 429mg 50%
Vitamin A 346µg 0µg 38%
Magnesium 38mg 184mg 35%
Zinc 0.23mg 3.63mg 31%
Fiber 1.1g 8g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.39mg 26%
Carbs 5.5g 73.13g 23%
Protein 2.6g 13.3g 21%
Folate 80µg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.247mg 0.482mg 18%
Calories 32kcal 367kcal 17%
Vitamin B3 1mg 3.363mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.242mg 0.942mg 14%
Calcium 81mg 180mg 10%
Selenium 0.9µg 4.4µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 1.071g 6%
Potassium 606mg 427mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.08mg 4%
Fats 0.7g 2.38g 3%
Saturated fat 0.023g 0.449g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.26mg 0.27mg 1%
Choline 19.5mg 13.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.239g 0.589g 1%
Net carbs 4.4g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 4.4g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 14mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

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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13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more WaterWater +913.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +411.5%
Contains more FatsFats +240%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1229.6%
Contains more OtherOther +31.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Teff
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21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +146.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +369.7%

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/169747/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.