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Safflower vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between safflower and teff

  • Safflower has more copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, iron, folate, and vitamin B2; however, teff has more manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for safflower is 169% higher.
  • Teff has 13 times less vitamin B2 than safflower. Safflower has 0.415mg of vitamin B2, while teff has 0.033mg.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, safflower seed kernels, dried 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 252% 23% 61% 184% 582% 138% 276% 0.39% 263% 0%
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 +606%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +542.1%
Contains more IronIron +139%
Contains more CopperCopper +673%
Contains more ZincZinc +355%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +436.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0% 1% 0% 0% 291% 96% 43% 242% 270% 0% 0% 120% 0%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +535.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1157.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +151.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1106.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +788.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Safflower Teff DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.223g 188%
Copper 1.747mg 0.226mg 169%
Vitamin B6 1.17mg 0.097mg 83%
Vitamin B1 1.163mg 0.183mg 82%
Vitamin B5 4.03mg 81%
Phosphorus 644mg 120mg 75%
Magnesium 353mg 50mg 72%
Fats 38.45g 0.65g 58%
Manganese 2.014mg 2.86mg 37%
Folate 160µg 18µg 36%
Iron 4.9mg 2.05mg 36%
Zinc 5.05mg 1.11mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.415mg 0.033mg 29%
Protein 16.18g 3.87g 25%
Calories 517kcal 101kcal 21%
Potassium 687mg 107mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.682g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 4.848g 12%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.284mg 0.909mg 9%
Carbs 34.29g 19.86g 5%
Calcium 78mg 49mg 3%
Net carbs 34.29g 17.06g N/A
Sodium 3mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.183mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.586mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.717mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.154mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.534mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.806mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.025mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.452mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 38% 34% 6% 5%
Protein: 16.18 g
Fats: 38.45 g
Carbs: 34.29 g
Water: 5.62 g
Other: 5.46 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 +318.1%
Contains more FatsFats +5815.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.7%
Contains more OtherOther +691.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1233.3%

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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. Safflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170558/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.