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Prunes vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between prunes and teff

  • Prunes have more potassium, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and copper; however, teff has more manganese, iron, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 111% higher.
  • Teff has 391 times less vitamin A than prunes. Prunes have 781 IU of vitamin A, while teff has 2 IU.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than prunes.

Food types used in this article are Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked and Teff, cooked.

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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.
Prunes
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
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 +584.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14%
Contains more IronIron +120.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +152.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +73.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +856.5%

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.
Prunes
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +463.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +258.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.299mg 2.86mg 111%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 50%
Potassium 732mg 107mg 18%
Fiber 7.1g 2.8g 17%
Fructose 12.45g 16%
Carbs 63.88g 19.86g 15%
Iron 0.93mg 2.05mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.033mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.183mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.097mg 8%
Calories 240kcal 101kcal 7%
Phosphorus 69mg 120mg 7%
Copper 0.281mg 0.226mg 6%
Zinc 0.44mg 1.11mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 0.909mg 6%
Vitamin A 39µg 0µg 4%
Folate 4µg 18µg 4%
Protein 2.18g 3.87g 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Magnesium 41mg 50mg 2%
Starch 5.11g 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Calcium 43mg 49mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.38g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 56.78g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 38.13g N/A
Sodium 2mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
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2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Teff
3
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 CarbsCarbs +221.7%
Contains more OtherOther +282.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.5%
Contains more FatsFats +71.1%
Contains more WaterWater +142.3%

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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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/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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