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Teff vs. Caesar salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and caesar salad different?

  • Teff is higher in manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, and zinc; however, caesar salad is richer in selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 388% higher.
  • Teff contains 7 times more magnesium than caesar salad. While teff contains 184mg of magnesium, caesar salad contains only 28mg.
  • Teff has less saturated fat.

Teff, uncooked and LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust 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.
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 20% 70% 15% 88% 42% 44% 99% 59% 42% 171%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +557.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +151.2%
Contains more IronIron +226.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +542.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +85.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2778.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +613.6%

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% 26% 12% 0% 94% 69% 61% 27% 0% 50% 15% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +110.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +662.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +210.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.377mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.297mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.237mg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Caesar salad DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.321mg 388%
Copper 0.81mg 0.126mg 76%
Iron 7.63mg 2.34mg 66%
Selenium 4.4µg 31.4µg 49%
Magnesium 184mg 28mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 37%
Phosphorus 429mg 231mg 28%
Fiber 8g 1.7g 25%
Sodium 12mg 454mg 19%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.61mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 17%
Saturated fat 0.449g 4.206g 17%
Carbs 73.13g 31.5g 14%
Fats 2.38g 9.54g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.447mg 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 78µg 9%
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Potassium 427mg 170mg 8%
Calories 367kcal 265kcal 5%
Starch 36.56g 25.29g 5%
Calcium 180mg 233mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.61mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 2.38g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 1.461g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 5.9µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.297mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1.13g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.377mg 1%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 3.237mg 1%
Protein 13.3g 13.39g 0%
Net carbs 65.13g 29.8g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 4.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.15mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.393mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.547mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 1.137mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.523mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.3mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.717mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.7mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.36mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 0.155g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
13% 10% 32% 43% 2%
Protein: 13.39 g
Fats: 9.54 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 43.39 g
Other: 2.18 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132.2%
Contains more FatsFats +300.8%
Contains more WaterWater +392%
~equal in Protein ~13.39g
~equal in Other ~2.18g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
52% 30% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.206 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.461 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +304.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
86% 3% 4% 6%
Starch: 25.29 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.98 g
Fructose: 1.13 g
Lactose: 0.07 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0.16 g
Contains more StarchStarch +44.6%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +34.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +140.4%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +16600%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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. Caesar salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172047/nutrients

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

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