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Fenugreek vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fenugreek and teff

  • Fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium; however, teff has more manganese.
  • Fenugreek's daily need coverage for iron is 394% more.
  • Fenugreek has 11 times more vitamin B2 than teff. Fenugreek has 0.366mg of vitamin B2, while teff has 0.033mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than fenugreek.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, fenugreek seed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 136% 53% 68% 1257% 370% 68% 127% 8.7% 160% 34%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +282%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +259.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +619.6%
Contains more IronIron +1535.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +391.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.9%

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 10% 1% 0% 0% 81% 84% 31% 0% 138% 0% 0% 43% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1009.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +518.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fenugreek Teff DV% diff.
Iron 33.53mg 2.05mg 394%
Copper 1.11mg 0.226mg 98%
Fiber 24.6g 2.8g 87%
Manganese 1.228mg 2.86mg 71%
Vitamin B6 0.6mg 0.097mg 39%
Protein 23g 3.87g 38%
Magnesium 191mg 50mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.366mg 0.033mg 26%
Phosphorus 296mg 120mg 25%
Potassium 770mg 107mg 20%
Carbs 58.35g 19.86g 13%
Calcium 176mg 49mg 13%
Zinc 2.5mg 1.11mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.322mg 0.183mg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Calories 323kcal 101kcal 11%
Folate 57µg 18µg 10%
Fats 6.41g 0.65g 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.64mg 0.909mg 5%
Sodium 67mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Net carbs 33.75g 17.06g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.391mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.898mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.241mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.757mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 1.684mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.338mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.089mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.102mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.668mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 6% 58% 9% 3%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 6.41 g
Carbs: 58.35 g
Water: 8.84 g
Other: 3.4 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 +494.3%
Contains more FatsFats +886.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.8%
Contains more OtherOther +392.8%
Contains more WaterWater +747.6%

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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. Fenugreek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171324/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.