Peruvian groundcherry vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between Peruvian groundcherry and teff
- Peruvian groundcherry has more vitamin A; however, teff is richer in iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and calcium.
- Teff covers your daily iron needs 83% more than Peruvian groundcherry.
- Teff has 80 times less vitamin A than Peruvian groundcherry. Peruvian groundcherry has 720IU of vitamin A, while teff has 9IU.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw 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.
Contains less SodiumSodium | -100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1900% |
Contains more IronIron | +663% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +972.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +254.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +575% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +20.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 9.24mg | 402% | |
Copper | 0.81mg | 90% | |
Iron | 1mg | 7.63mg | 83% |
Phosphorus | 40mg | 429mg | 56% |
Magnesium | 184mg | 44% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.482mg | 37% | |
Zinc | 3.63mg | 33% | |
Fiber | 8g | 32% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.11mg | 0.39mg | 23% |
Protein | 1.9g | 13.3g | 23% |
Carbs | 11.2g | 73.13g | 21% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.942mg | 19% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.04mg | 0.27mg | 18% |
Calcium | 9mg | 180mg | 17% |
Calories | 53kcal | 367kcal | 16% |
Starch | 36.56g | 15% | |
Potassium | 427mg | 13% | |
Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% | |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 8% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.071g | 7% | |
Vitamin A | 36µg | 0µg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.8mg | 3.363mg | 4% |
Fats | 0.7g | 2.38g | 3% |
Choline | 13.1mg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 2% | |
Saturated fat | 0.449g | 2% | |
Sodium | 12mg | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.589g | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
Fructose | 0.47g | 1% | |
Net carbs | 11.2g | 65.13g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.84g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.139mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.51mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.501mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.068mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.376mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.428mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.698mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.686mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.301mg | 0% | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.135g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.9 g
Fats:
0.7 g
Carbs:
11.2 g
Water:
85.4 g
Other:
0.8 g
Protein:
13.3 g
Fats:
2.38 g
Carbs:
73.13 g
Water:
8.82 g
Other:
2.37 g
Contains more WaterWater | +868.3% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +600% |
Contains more FatsFats | +240% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +552.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +196.3% |