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Pork vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pork and teff

  • Pork has more selenium and vitamin B1; however, teff has more manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 401% higher.
  • Teff has 12 times less saturated fat than pork. Pork has 5.23g of saturated fat, while teff has 0.449g.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled 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.
Pork
1
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
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 SeleniumSelenium +929.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +557.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +847.4%
Contains more IronIron +777%
Contains more CopperCopper +1009.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +74.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102566.7%
~equal in Potassium ~427mg

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
10
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
2
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 +262.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +124.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +49.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +616.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.482mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.009mg 9.24mg 401%
Iron 0.87mg 7.63mg 85%
Copper 0.073mg 0.81mg 82%
Selenium 45.3µg 4.4µg 74%
Vitamin B1 0.877mg 0.39mg 41%
Magnesium 28mg 184mg 37%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Vitamin B12 0.7µg 29%
Protein 27.32g 13.3g 28%
Cholesterol 80mg 27%
Phosphorus 246mg 429mg 26%
Carbs 0g 73.13g 24%
Saturated fat 5.23g 0.449g 22%
Fats 13.92g 2.38g 18%
Calcium 19mg 180mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Choline 93.9mg 13.1mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 6.19g 0.589g 14%
Zinc 2.39mg 3.63mg 11%
Vitamin B3 5.037mg 3.363mg 10%
Vitamin D 53IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Calories 242kcal 367kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 0.698mg 0.942mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.27mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.9µg 2%
Sodium 62mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.08mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.2g 1.071g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.464mg 0.482mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 65.13g N/A
Potassium 423mg 427mg 0%
Sugar 0g 1.84g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.338mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 1.234mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.26mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 2.177mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 2.446mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.712mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.086mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 1.473mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 1.067mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
3
27% 14% 58%
Protein: 27.32 g
Fats: 13.92 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 57.87 g
Other: 0.89 g
Teff
2
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 ProteinProtein +105.4%
Contains more FatsFats +484.9%
Contains more WaterWater +556.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +166.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pork
2
41% 49% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.19 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Teff
1
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +950.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%

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/169747/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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