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Purslane vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between purslane and teff

  • Purslane has more vitamin A, potassium, and vitamin B2; however, teff is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 111% more than purslane.
  • Teff has 660 times less vitamin A than purslane. Purslane has 1320IU of vitamin A, while teff has 2IU.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Purslane, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 20% 44% 75% 38% 4.6% 19% 5.9% 40% 4.9%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +36%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +552.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +172.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +843.9%
~equal in Iron ~2.05mg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 12% 26% 9% 2.2% 17% 0% 0% 9% 7%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +289.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +89.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +32.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Purslane Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.303mg 2.86mg 111%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Copper 0.113mg 0.226mg 13%
Potassium 494mg 107mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Phosphorus 44mg 120mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.183mg 11%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.11mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.112mg 0.033mg 6%
Carbs 3.39g 19.86g 5%
Calories 20kcal 101kcal 4%
Magnesium 68mg 50mg 4%
Protein 2.03g 3.87g 4%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.909mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.097mg 2%
Folate 12µg 18µg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Sodium 45mg 8mg 2%
Calcium 65mg 49mg 2%
Iron 1.99mg 2.05mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 1%
Fats 0.36g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 3.39g 17.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 3% 93%
Protein: 2.03 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 92.86 g
Other: 1.36 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 WaterWater +23.9%
Contains more OtherOther +97.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.6%
Contains more FatsFats +80.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +485.8%

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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. Purslane - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169274/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.