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 1320 IU of vitamin A, while teff has 2 IU.

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.

Purslane

Teff

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.

Purslane

Teff

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

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 D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			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%
Protein	2.03g	3.87g	4%
Magnesium	68mg	50mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.48mg	0.909mg	3%
Calcium	65mg	49mg	2%
Sodium	45mg	8mg	2%
Selenium	0.9µg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.073mg	0.097mg	2%
Folate	12µg	18µg	2%
Choline	12.8mg		2%
Iron	1.99mg	2.05mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.036mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	99kcal	261kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	99g	N/A
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%