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Salsa vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between salsa and teff

  • Salsa has more vitamin A, while teff has more copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Salsa's daily need coverage for sodium is 18% higher.
  • Teff contains 275 times less vitamin A than salsa. Salsa contains 550IU of vitamin A, while teff contains 2IU.
  • The amount of sodium in teff is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa 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.
Salsa
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Teff
7
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 +152.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +308.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +135.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +552.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
~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.
Salsa
4
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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Teff
1
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.033mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 124%
Sodium 430mg 8mg 18%
Copper 0.096mg 0.226mg 14%
Phosphorus 30mg 120mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.183mg 11%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.11mg 9%
Magnesium 16mg 50mg 8%
Fiber 1.4g 2.8g 6%
Protein 1.5g 3.87g 5%
Potassium 270mg 107mg 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.097mg 4%
Carbs 7g 19.86g 4%
Calcium 12mg 49mg 4%
Calories 36kcal 101kcal 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Iron 2.24mg 2.05mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 0.909mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 17.06g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.033mg 0%
Folate 19µg 18µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 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
Salsa
2
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Teff
3
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 +19.7%
Contains more OtherOther +131.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +158%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.7%

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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. 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.