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Rutabagas vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rutabagas and teff different?

  • Rutabagas are richer in potassium, while teff is higher in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 119% more than rutabagas.
  • Rutabagas contain 3 times more potassium than teff. Rutabagas contain 305mg of potassium, while teff contains 107mg.
  • Rutabagas have a higher glycemic index (72) than teff (57).

Rutabagas, raw and Teff, cooked types were used in this article.

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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 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
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 +185%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14%
Contains more IronIron +365.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +606.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +362.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +126.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2083.2%

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.131mg 2.86mg 119%
Vitamin C 25mg 28%
Copper 0.032mg 0.226mg 22%
Iron 0.44mg 2.05mg 20%
Phosphorus 53mg 120mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.183mg 8%
Zinc 0.24mg 1.11mg 8%
Magnesium 20mg 50mg 7%
Protein 1.08g 3.87g 6%
Potassium 305mg 107mg 6%
Carbs 8.62g 19.86g 4%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 3%
Calories 37kcal 101kcal 3%
Fructose 1.61g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Fiber 2.3g 2.8g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.909mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 1%
Folate 21µg 18µg 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.65g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.033mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Calcium 43mg 49mg 1%
Net carbs 6.32g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 4.46g N/A
Starch 0.4g 0%
Sodium 12mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.097mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0%
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
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 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 +19.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +258.3%
Contains more FatsFats +306.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130.4%
~equal in Other ~0.69g

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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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/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.