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Salsa vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between salsa and teff

  • The amount of copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2 in teff is higher than in salsa.
  • Teff covers your daily copper needs 79% more than salsa.
  • Teff has 36 times less sodium than salsa. Salsa has 430mg of sodium, while teff has 12mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa and Teff, uncooked.

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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
0
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
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.1%
Contains more IronIron +240.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +743.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2035.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1330%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%

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
3
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
8
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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +223.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 402%
Copper 0.096mg 0.81mg 79%
Iron 2.24mg 7.63mg 67%
Phosphorus 30mg 429mg 57%
Magnesium 16mg 184mg 40%
Zinc 0.17mg 3.63mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.39mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.482mg 26%
Fiber 1.4g 8g 26%
Protein 1.5g 13.3g 24%
Carbs 7g 73.13g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.27mg 18%
Sodium 430mg 12mg 18%
Calories 36kcal 367kcal 17%
Calcium 12mg 180mg 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 3.363mg 14%
Selenium 0.4µg 4.4µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 1.071g 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Potassium 270mg 427mg 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Fats 0.2g 2.38g 3%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.449g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.589g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Teff
4
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more WaterWater +917%
Contains more ProteinProtein +786.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1090%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +944.7%
Contains more OtherOther +48.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3581.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +900.9%

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/169747/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.