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Egg white vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between egg whites and teff?

  • Egg whites are higher in vitamin B2, yet teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 124% more.
  • Egg whites have 13 times more vitamin B2 than teff. While egg whites have 0.439mg of vitamin B2, teff has only 0.033mg.
  • The glycemic index of egg whites is lower.

We used Egg, white, raw, fresh 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 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
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 +52.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +354.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more IronIron +2462.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +882.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25900%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +1230.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4475%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +765.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1840%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.011mg 2.86mg 124%
Selenium 20µg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 0.033mg 31%
Iron 0.08mg 2.05mg 25%
Copper 0.023mg 0.226mg 23%
Phosphorus 15mg 120mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.183mg 15%
Protein 10.9g 3.87g 14%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Zinc 0.03mg 1.11mg 10%
Magnesium 11mg 50mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.097mg 7%
Sodium 166mg 8mg 7%
Carbs 0.73g 19.86g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 0.909mg 5%
Calcium 7mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Folate 4µg 18µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Calories 52kcal 101kcal 2%
Potassium 163mg 107mg 2%
Fats 0.17g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 0.73g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Choline 1.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.088mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 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 ProteinProtein +181.7%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more FatsFats +282.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2620.5%
~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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/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.

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