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Fennel vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fennel and teff

  • Fennel has more vitamin A and potassium; however, teff is richer in manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 116% more than fennel.
  • Teff has 482 times less vitamin A than fennel. Fennel has 963IU of vitamin A, while teff has 2IU.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of fennel is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fennel, bulb, raw and Teff, cooked.

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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.
Fennel
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 15% 37% 27% 22% 5.5% 21% 6.8% 25% 3.8%
Teff
7
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 +286.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.1%
Contains more IronIron +180.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +455%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1397.4%
~equal in Calcium ~49mg

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.
Fennel
7
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 40% 16% 12% 0% 2.5% 7.4% 12% 14% 11% 0% 157% 20% 7.2%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1730%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.033mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fennel Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.191mg 2.86mg 116%
Vitamin K 62.8µg 52%
Copper 0.066mg 0.226mg 18%
Iron 0.73mg 2.05mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.183mg 14%
Vitamin C 12mg 13%
Phosphorus 50mg 120mg 10%
Potassium 414mg 107mg 9%
Magnesium 17mg 50mg 8%
Zinc 0.2mg 1.11mg 8%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.232mg 5%
Protein 1.24g 3.87g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.047mg 0.097mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.58mg 4%
Calories 31kcal 101kcal 4%
Carbs 7.3g 19.86g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.64mg 0.909mg 2%
Sodium 52mg 8mg 2%
Folate 27µg 18µg 2%
Choline 13.2mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.169g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.65g 1%
Fiber 3.1g 2.8g 1%
Net carbs 4.2g 17.06g N/A
Calcium 49mg 49mg 0%
Sugar 3.93g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.033mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.068g 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
Fennel
2
7% 90%
Protein: 1.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7.3 g
Water: 90.21 g
Other: 1.05 g
Teff
3
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 +20.4%
Contains more OtherOther +52.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +212.1%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +172.1%

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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. Fennel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169385/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.