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Custard apple vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are custard apple and teff different?

  • Custard apple is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, teff is richer in iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for teff is 17% higher.
  • Custard apple contains 4 times more potassium than teff. While custard apple contains 382mg of potassium, teff contains only 107mg.

Custard-apple, (bullock's-heart), raw and Teff, cooked are the varieties used 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 13% 9% 34% 27% 0% 0% 9% 0.52% 0% 0%
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 +257%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.3%
Contains more IronIron +188.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +471.4%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 64% 0.67% 0% 0% 20% 23% 9.4% 8.1% 51% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +203%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +127.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Custard apple Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 124%
Copper 0.226mg 25%
Vitamin C 19.2mg 21%
Iron 0.71mg 2.05mg 17%
Phosphorus 21mg 120mg 14%
Zinc 1.11mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.221mg 0.097mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.183mg 9%
Magnesium 18mg 50mg 8%
Potassium 382mg 107mg 8%
Folate 18µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.1mg 0.033mg 5%
Protein 1.7g 3.87g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.5mg 0.909mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 3%
Carbs 25.2g 19.86g 2%
Calcium 30mg 49mg 2%
Fiber 2.4g 2.8g 2%
Saturated fat 0.231g 1%
Calories 101kcal 101kcal 0%
Fats 0.6g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 22.8g 17.06g N/A
Sodium 4mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 25% 72%
Protein: 1.7 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 25.2 g
Water: 71.5 g
Other: 1 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 +26.9%
Contains more OtherOther +44.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.65g
~equal in Water ~74.93g

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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. Custard apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171725/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.