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Currant vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between currants and teff?

  • Currants are higher in fiber, yet teff is higher in manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 116% more.
  • Currants have 3 times more potassium than teff. While currants have 275mg of potassium, teff has only 107mg.
  • The glycemic index of currants is lower.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Teff, cooked types in this article.

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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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
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 +157%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +284.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more IronIron +105%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +382.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1437.6%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
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 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +357.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +809%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.186mg 2.86mg 116%
Vitamin C 41mg 46%
Iron 1mg 2.05mg 13%
Copper 0.107mg 0.226mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.183mg 12%
Phosphorus 44mg 120mg 11%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Magnesium 13mg 50mg 9%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.11mg 8%
Fiber 4.3g 2.8g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 0.909mg 5%
Protein 1.4g 3.87g 5%
Potassium 275mg 107mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Folate 8µg 18µg 3%
Calories 56kcal 101kcal 2%
Calcium 33mg 49mg 2%
Carbs 13.8g 19.86g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.65g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Sodium 1mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 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 +12%
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.4%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +43.9%
~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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.