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Prunes vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between prunes and teff

  • Prunes have more vitamin K and vitamin A, while teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 389% more than prunes.
  • Prunes contain 87 times more vitamin A than teff. While prunes contain 781IU of vitamin A, teff contains only 9IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked 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.
Prunes
2
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
8
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 more PotassiumPotassium +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +348.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +318.6%
Contains more IronIron +720.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +725%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +521.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2990.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%

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
5
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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Teff
6
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 EVitamin E +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3031.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +664.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +29.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Prunes Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.299mg 9.24mg 389%
Iron 0.93mg 7.63mg 84%
Copper 0.281mg 0.81mg 59%
Phosphorus 69mg 429mg 51%
Vitamin K 59.5µg 1.9µg 48%
Magnesium 41mg 184mg 34%
Zinc 0.44mg 3.63mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.39mg 28%
Protein 2.18g 13.3g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.205mg 0.482mg 21%
Fructose 12.45g 0.47g 15%
Calcium 43mg 180mg 14%
Starch 5.11g 36.56g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.422mg 0.942mg 10%
Potassium 732mg 427mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.882mg 3.363mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 1.071g 7%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.4µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.186mg 0.27mg 6%
Calories 240kcal 367kcal 6%
Fiber 7.1g 8g 4%
Vitamin A 39µg 0µg 4%
Fats 0.38g 2.38g 3%
Carbs 63.88g 73.13g 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.08mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.088g 0.449g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.589g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Choline 10.1mg 13.1mg 1%
Folate 4µg 1%
Net carbs 56.78g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 38.13g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 2mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.041mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.05mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.052mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.027mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
2
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
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 +250.6%
Contains more OtherOther +11.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +510.1%
Contains more FatsFats +526.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
1
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1011.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1627.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Prunes
3
12% 59% 29%
Starch: 5.11 g
Sucrose: 0.15 g
Glucose: 25.46 g
Fructose: 12.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Teff
2
95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3387.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2548.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +500%
Contains more StarchStarch +615.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +313.3%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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/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.