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Ladyfinger vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between ladyfinger and teff

  • Ladyfinger has less manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B6, zinc, and calcium.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 391% more than ladyfinger.
  • Teff contains 7 times less saturated fat than ladyfinger. Ladyfinger contains 3.022g of saturated fat, while teff contains 0.449g.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, ladyfingers, without lemon juice and rind and Teff, uncooked.

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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 8.6% 14% 10% 134% 32% 31% 74% 19% 31% 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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +277.9%
Contains more IronIron +113.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +752.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +218.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3750%

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% 56% 0% 0% 71% 99% 39% 67% 28% 94% 0% 58% 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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +59.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +295.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ladyfinger Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.24mg 9.24mg 391%
Copper 0.095mg 0.81mg 79%
Cholesterol 221mg 74%
Iron 3.58mg 7.63mg 51%
Magnesium 12mg 184mg 41%
Phosphorus 173mg 429mg 37%
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.122mg 0.482mg 28%
Fiber 1g 8g 28%
Zinc 1.14mg 3.63mg 23%
Vitamin A 167µg 0µg 19%
Folate 77µg 19%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calcium 47mg 180mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.428mg 0.27mg 12%
Saturated fat 3.022g 0.449g 12%
Fats 9.1g 2.38g 10%
Potassium 113mg 427mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.284mg 0.39mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.745g 0.589g 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.104mg 3.363mg 8%
Sodium 147mg 12mg 6%
Protein 10.6g 13.3g 5%
Carbs 59.7g 73.13g 4%
Vitamin B5 1.116mg 0.942mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.423g 1.071g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Calories 363kcal 367kcal 0%
Net carbs 58.7g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.133mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.467mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.516mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.861mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.679mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.268mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.511mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.579mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.248mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.036g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 9% 60% 20%
Protein: 10.6 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 59.7 g
Water: 19.5 g
Other: 1.1 g
Teff
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13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +282.4%
Contains more WaterWater +121.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.5%
Contains more OtherOther +115.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 46% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.745 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.423 g
Teff
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21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +535.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.1%

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. Ladyfinger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172821/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/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.