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Pork vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pork and teff

  • Pork has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and phosphorus; however, teff is higher in manganese, copper, and iron.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 124% more than pork.
  • Teff has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of teff is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
Pork
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 5.7% 37% 33% 24% 65% 105% 8.1% 1.2% 247%
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 +295.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.9%
Contains more IronIron +135.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +209.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31677.8%

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.
Pork
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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 2% 0.67% 5.8% 20% 219% 74% 94% 42% 107% 88% 0% 3.8% 51%
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 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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +379.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +872.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +454.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +378.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.009mg 2.86mg 124%
Selenium 45.3µg 82%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.183mg 58%
Protein 27.32g 3.87g 47%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 0µg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.097mg 28%
Cholesterol 80mg 0mg 27%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 0.909mg 26%
Saturated fat 5.23g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.033mg 22%
Fats 13.92g 0.65g 20%
Phosphorus 246mg 120mg 18%
Choline 93.9mg 17%
Copper 0.073mg 0.226mg 17%
Iron 0.87mg 2.05mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 14%
Zinc 2.39mg 1.11mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Potassium 423mg 107mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 8%
Calories 242kcal 101kcal 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Carbs 0g 19.86g 7%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Magnesium 28mg 50mg 5%
Calcium 19mg 49mg 3%
Folate 5µg 18µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Sodium 62mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 17.06g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
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27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 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 ProteinProtein +605.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2041.5%
Contains more OtherOther +29%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +29.5%

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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. Pork - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167820/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.