Teff vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between teff and lettuce
- Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, and fiber; however, lettuce is higher in vitamin A and vitamin K.
- Teff covers your daily manganese needs 391% more than lettuce.
- Lettuce contains 28 times less copper than teff. Teff contains 0.81mg of copper, while lettuce contains 0.029mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Lettuce, green leaf, raw.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1315.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +400% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +120.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +787.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +2693.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1916.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1379.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -57.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3596% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +633.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +457.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +237.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +796.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +603% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +435.6% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +175% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +6547.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 9.24mg | 0.25mg | 391% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 126.3µg | 104% |
Copper | 0.81mg | 0.029mg | 87% |
Iron | 7.63mg | 0.86mg | 85% |
Phosphorus | 429mg | 29mg | 57% |
Magnesium | 184mg | 13mg | 41% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 370µg | 41% |
Zinc | 3.63mg | 0.18mg | 31% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.482mg | 0.09mg | 30% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.07mg | 27% |
Fiber | 8g | 1.3g | 27% |
Protein | 13.3g | 1.36g | 24% |
Carbs | 73.13g | 2.87g | 23% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.363mg | 0.375mg | 19% |
Calories | 367kcal | 15kcal | 18% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.942mg | 0.134mg | 16% |
Starch | 36.56g | 0g | 15% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.27mg | 0.08mg | 15% |
Calcium | 180mg | 36mg | 14% |
Vitamin C | 9.2mg | 10% | |
Folate | 38µg | 10% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.071g | 0.082g | 7% |
Potassium | 427mg | 194mg | 7% |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 0.6µg | 7% |
Fats | 2.38g | 0.15g | 3% |
Saturated fat | 0.449g | 0.02g | 2% |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
Sodium | 12mg | 28mg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.589g | 0.006g | 1% |
Net carbs | 65.13g | 1.57g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.84g | 0.78g | N/A |
Choline | 13.1mg | 13.6mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.139mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.51mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.501mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.068mg | 0.079mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.376mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.428mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.698mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.686mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.301mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.47g | 0.43g | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.135g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +877.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1486.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +2448.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +270.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +976.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +9716.7% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1206.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -95.5% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +102.8% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
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