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Grapefruit vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between grapefruit and teff

  • Grapefruit has more vitamin A; however, teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 123% more than grapefruit.
  • Teff contains 575 times less vitamin A than grapefruit. Grapefruit contains 1150IU of vitamin A, while teff contains 2IU.
  • The glycemic index of teff is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
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 +26.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +455.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.7%
Contains more IronIron +2462.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +606.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1485.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +566.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12900%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +325.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +345.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +83%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.033mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.022mg 2.86mg 123%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 35%
Iron 0.08mg 2.05mg 25%
Copper 0.032mg 0.226mg 22%
Phosphorus 18mg 120mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.183mg 12%
Magnesium 9mg 50mg 10%
Zinc 0.07mg 1.11mg 9%
Protein 0.77g 3.87g 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 5%
Fiber 1.6g 2.8g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.909mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.097mg 3%
Calories 42kcal 101kcal 3%
Calcium 22mg 49mg 3%
Carbs 10.66g 19.86g 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Folate 13µg 18µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Potassium 135mg 107mg 1%
Choline 7.7mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 9.06g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 6.89g N/A
Sodium 0mg 8mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.033mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 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 +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +402.6%
Contains more FatsFats +364.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.3%
Contains more OtherOther +86.5%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.