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Mussels vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mussels and teff different?

  • Mussels is higher than teff in vitamin B12, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 1000% more than teff.

Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat and Teff, cooked types were used 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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
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 +150.5%
Contains more IronIron +227.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +140.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%

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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
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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 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mussels Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 24µg 0µg 1000%
Manganese 6.8mg 2.86mg 171%
Selenium 89.6µg 163%
Iron 6.72mg 2.05mg 58%
Protein 23.8g 3.87g 40%
Vitamin B2 0.42mg 0.033mg 30%
Phosphorus 285mg 120mg 24%
Cholesterol 56mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 19%
Sodium 369mg 8mg 16%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 15%
Folate 76µg 18µg 15%
Zinc 2.67mg 1.11mg 14%
Vitamin B3 3mg 0.909mg 13%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Vitamin A 91µg 0µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.3mg 0.183mg 10%
Copper 0.149mg 0.226mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 8%
Fats 4.48g 0.65g 6%
Potassium 268mg 107mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.85g 4%
Calories 172kcal 101kcal 4%
Carbs 7.39g 19.86g 4%
Magnesium 37mg 50mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 3%
Calcium 33mg 49mg 2%
Net carbs 7.39g 17.06g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.097mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.267mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 1.025mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.036mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.676mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 1.779mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.537mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.853mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.04mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.457mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.044g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 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 +515%
Contains more FatsFats +589.2%
Contains more OtherOther +360.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.7%
Contains more WaterWater +22.5%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/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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