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Spinach raw vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spinach raw and teff different?

  • Spinach raw is higher in vitamin K and vitamin A; however, teff is richer in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 401% higher.
  • Spinach raw contains 1042 times more vitamin A than teff. While spinach raw contains 9377IU of vitamin A, teff contains only 9IU.

Spinach, raw and Teff, uncooked are the varieties 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
Teff
9
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 PotassiumPotassium +30.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +132.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +81.8%
Contains more IronIron +181.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +523.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +584.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +775.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +930.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340%

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% 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 Vitamin EVitamin E +2437.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25315.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +364.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1349.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 1.9µg 401%
Manganese 0.897mg 9.24mg 363%
Copper 0.13mg 0.81mg 76%
Iron 2.71mg 7.63mg 62%
Phosphorus 49mg 429mg 54%
Vitamin A 469µg 0µg 52%
Folate 194µg 49%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 31%
Zinc 0.53mg 3.63mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.39mg 26%
Magnesium 79mg 184mg 25%
Carbs 3.63g 73.13g 23%
Fiber 2.2g 8g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0.482mg 22%
Protein 2.86g 13.3g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0.942mg 18%
Calories 23kcal 367kcal 17%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 3.363mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0.08mg 13%
Calcium 99mg 180mg 8%
Selenium 1µg 4.4µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 1.071g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0.27mg 6%
Potassium 558mg 427mg 4%
Sodium 79mg 12mg 3%
Fats 0.39g 2.38g 3%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.449g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.589g 1%
Choline 19.3mg 13.1mg 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 1.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0.301mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0.47g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

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
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 +936.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +365%
Contains more FatsFats +510.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1914.6%
Contains more OtherOther +37.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 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 -86%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5790%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +549.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 26% 35% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 0.11 g
Fructose: 0.15 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
Teff
5
95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +785.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +563.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +213.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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/169747/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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