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Tea vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tea and teff different?

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B3 than tea.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 385% higher.

Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water 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.
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +9100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2272.2%
Contains more IronIron +76200%
Contains more CopperCopper +7263.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +36200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2257.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +8900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10409.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7146.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4266.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tea Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.392mg 9.24mg 385%
Iron 0.01mg 7.63mg 95%
Copper 0.011mg 0.81mg 89%
Phosphorus 1mg 429mg 61%
Magnesium 2mg 184mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.001mg 0.482mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.39mg 33%
Zinc 0.01mg 3.63mg 33%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Protein 0.06g 13.3g 26%
Carbs 0.17g 73.13g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.003mg 0.27mg 21%
Vitamin B3 0.032mg 3.363mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.013mg 0.942mg 19%
Calories 1kcal 367kcal 18%
Calcium 3mg 180mg 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Potassium 18mg 427mg 12%
Selenium 0µg 4.4µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.071g 7%
Fats 0g 2.38g 4%
Caffeine 11mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.9µg 2%
Choline 0.3mg 13.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.449g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.589g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 0.17g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 0.02g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 4mg 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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 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 +1029.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22066.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42917.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1480%

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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.