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Teff vs. Black pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and black pepper

  • Teff has more phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, black pepper is richer in manganese, vitamin K, fiber, copper, potassium, calcium, and iron.
  • Black pepper's daily need coverage for manganese is 153% more.
  • Teff contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than black pepper. Teff contains 0.39mg of vitamin B1, while black pepper contains 0.108mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, uncooked and Spices, pepper, black.

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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 122% 133% 117% 364% 443% 32% 68% 2.6% 1663% 27%
Contains more ZincZinc +205%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +171.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +146.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +211.2%
Contains more IronIron +27.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +64.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~171mg

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.
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%
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% 9% 21% 0% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +261.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8515.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Black pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 12.753mg 153%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 163.7µg 135%
Fiber 8g 25.3g 69%
Copper 0.81mg 1.33mg 58%
Phosphorus 429mg 158mg 39%
Potassium 427mg 1329mg 27%
Calcium 180mg 443mg 26%
Iron 7.63mg 9.71mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.108mg 24%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.19mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.291mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 1.143mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 1.399mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.18mg 7%
Protein 13.3g 10.39g 6%
Calories 367kcal 251kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.04mg 6%
Folate 17µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.449g 1.392g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 27µg 3%
Magnesium 184mg 171mg 3%
Carbs 73.13g 63.95g 3%
Selenium 4.4µg 4.9µg 1%
Fats 2.38g 3.26g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 38.65g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 0.64g N/A
Sodium 12mg 20mg 0%
Choline 13.1mg 11.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.739g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.998g 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.058mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.366mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 1.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.244mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.096mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.159mg 0%
Fructose 0.47g 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 0.152g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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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
10% 3% 64% 12% 10%
Protein: 10.39 g
Fats: 3.26 g
Carbs: 63.95 g
Water: 12.46 g
Other: 9.94 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.4%
Contains more FatsFats +37%
Contains more WaterWater +41.3%
Contains more OtherOther +319.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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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
44% 24% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.392 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.998 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.998g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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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
3% 38% 36% 23%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 0.24 g
Fructose: 0.23 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.15 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3000%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +204.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +104.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/nutrients
  2. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/nutrients

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

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