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Sweet potato leaves vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet potato leaves and teff different?

  • Sweet potato leaves are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B2, potassium, fiber, and vitamin B6, while teff is higher in iron and phosphorus.
  • Sweet potato leaves cover your daily need for vitamin A, 76% more than teff.
  • Sweet potato leaves contain 10 times more vitamin B2 than teff. Sweet potato leaves contain 0.345mg of vitamin B2, while teff contains 0.033mg.

Sweet potato leaves, raw and Teff, cooked types were 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 50% 23% 45% 36% 0% 0% 35% 0.78% 0% 4.9%
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 +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +59.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +374.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +111.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +48.1%

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 37% 63% 0% 0% 39% 80% 21% 14% 44% 0% 756% 0% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +945.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato leaves Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin K 302.2µg 252%
Manganese 2.86mg 124%
Copper 0.226mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.345mg 0.033mg 24%
Vitamin A 189µg 0µg 21%
Iron 0.97mg 2.05mg 14%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Potassium 508mg 107mg 12%
Zinc 1.11mg 10%
Fiber 5.3g 2.8g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.097mg 7%
Phosphorus 81mg 120mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 5%
Magnesium 70mg 50mg 5%
Folate 18µg 5%
Carbs 8.82g 19.86g 4%
Calcium 78mg 49mg 3%
Protein 2.49g 3.87g 3%
Calories 42kcal 101kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.228g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.156mg 0.183mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.13mg 0.909mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.111g 1%
Fats 0.51g 0.65g 0%
Net carbs 3.52g 17.06g N/A
Sodium 6mg 8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.035mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 87%
Protein: 2.49 g
Fats: 0.51 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 86.81 g
Other: 1.37 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 +15.9%
Contains more OtherOther +98.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +55.4%
Contains more FatsFats +27.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125.2%

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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. Sweet potato leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169303/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.

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