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Star anise vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between star anise and teff

  • Star anise has more iron, calcium, potassium, fiber, zinc, vitamin B6, copper, and vitamin A; however, teff has more manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for star anise is 367% higher.
  • Teff has 35 times less vitamin A than star anise. Star anise has 311IU of vitamin A, while teff has 9IU.

Food types used in this article are Spices, anise seed 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +237.5%
Contains more IronIron +384.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +46%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +301.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~184mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~429mg

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 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% 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 B6Vitamin B6 +34.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.363mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Teff DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 7.63mg 367%
Manganese 2.3mg 9.24mg 302%
Calcium 646mg 180mg 47%
Potassium 1441mg 427mg 30%
Fiber 14.6g 8g 26%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.589g 23%
Fats 15.9g 2.38g 21%
Zinc 5.3mg 3.63mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 1.071g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.482mg 13%
Copper 0.91mg 0.81mg 11%
Protein 17.6g 13.3g 9%
Carbs 50.02g 73.13g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.39mg 4%
Folate 10µg 3%
Magnesium 170mg 184mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.942mg 3%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 3.363mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Calories 337kcal 367kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Phosphorus 440mg 429mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.449g 1%
Selenium 5µg 4.4µg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Sodium 16mg 12mg 0%
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
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
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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 ProteinProtein +32.3%
Contains more FatsFats +568.1%
Contains more OtherOther +192.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.2%
~equal in Water ~8.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1560.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +194.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -23.4%

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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.