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Peppermint vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between peppermint and teff?

  • Peppermint is higher in vitamin A, iron, folate, fiber, calcium, vitamin B2, potassium, and copper, yet teff is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 85% more.
  • Peppermint has 8 times more vitamin B2 than teff. While peppermint has 0.266mg of vitamin B2, teff has only 0.033mg.
  • The glycemic index of teff is lower.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Teff, cooked types 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 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 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 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +395.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +431.8%
Contains more IronIron +147.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +143.2%
~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 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 B2Vitamin B2 +706.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +123.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 1.176mg 2.86mg 73%
Iron 5.08mg 2.05mg 38%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 35%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Folate 114µg 18µg 24%
Fiber 8g 2.8g 21%
Calcium 243mg 49mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.033mg 18%
Potassium 569mg 107mg 14%
Copper 0.329mg 0.226mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.183mg 8%
Magnesium 80mg 50mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 7%
Phosphorus 73mg 120mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.909mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.097mg 2%
Calories 70kcal 101kcal 2%
Carbs 14.89g 19.86g 2%
Sodium 31mg 8mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.246g 1%
Protein 3.75g 3.87g 0%
Fats 0.94g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 17.06g N/A
Zinc 1.11mg 1.11mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 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 FatsFats +44.6%
Contains more OtherOther +156.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.4%
~equal in Protein ~3.87g
~equal in Water ~74.93g

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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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