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Spinach raw vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spinach raw and teff

  • Spinach raw has more vitamin A, folate, potassium, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B6; however, teff is richer in manganese, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
  • Spinach raw covers your daily vitamin A needs 187% more than teff.
  • Teff has 11 times less folate than spinach raw. Spinach raw has 194µg of folate, while teff has 18µg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of spinach raw is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Spinach, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
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 +58%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +102%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +421.5%
Contains more IronIron +32.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +144.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.8%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +472.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +101%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +977.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +134.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 402%
Manganese 0.897mg 2.86mg 85%
Vitamin A 469µg 0µg 52%
Folate 194µg 18µg 44%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 31%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 14%
Potassium 558mg 107mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.033mg 12%
Copper 0.13mg 0.226mg 11%
Phosphorus 49mg 120mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.183mg 9%
Iron 2.71mg 2.05mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.097mg 8%
Magnesium 79mg 50mg 7%
Calcium 99mg 49mg 5%
Zinc 0.53mg 1.11mg 5%
Carbs 3.63g 19.86g 5%
Choline 19.3mg 4%
Calories 23kcal 101kcal 4%
Sodium 79mg 8mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Fiber 2.2g 2.8g 2%
Protein 2.86g 3.87g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0.909mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 1%
Fats 0.39g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 1.43g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 0.42g N/A
Saturated fat 0.063g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.088mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 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 +22%
Contains more OtherOther +149.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.3%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +447.1%

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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.