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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Teff
9
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 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.
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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Teff
8
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 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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peruvian groundcherry Teff 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Teff
4
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 WaterWater +868.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +600%
Contains more FatsFats +240%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +552.9%
Contains more OtherOther +196.3%

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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/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.