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Teff vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between teff and lime

  • Lime contains less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B3 than teff.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 401% higher.
  • Lime contains 33 times less zinc than teff. Teff contains 3.63mg of zinc, while lime contains 0.11mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Teff, uncooked and Limes, 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.
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%
Lime
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +445.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +318.6%
Contains more IronIron +1171.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1146.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +3200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2283.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +115400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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.
Teff
7
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%
Lime
4
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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1250%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1581.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +334.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1020.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +216.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +156.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +175%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Lime DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.008mg 401%
Iron 7.63mg 0.6mg 88%
Copper 0.81mg 0.065mg 83%
Phosphorus 429mg 18mg 59%
Magnesium 184mg 6mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.043mg 34%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 32%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.11mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.03mg 30%
Protein 13.3g 0.7g 25%
Carbs 73.13g 10.54g 21%
Fiber 8g 2.8g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.2mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.02mg 19%
Calories 367kcal 30kcal 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.217mg 15%
Calcium 180mg 33mg 15%
Potassium 427mg 102mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.055g 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.4µg 7%
Fats 2.38g 0.2g 3%
Folate 8µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.022g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.22mg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 5.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.019g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 7.74g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 1.69g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.002mg 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
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
Lime
1
11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1800%
Contains more FatsFats +1090%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +593.8%
Contains more OtherOther +690%
Contains more WaterWater +900.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Lime
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3000%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1847.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%

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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/nutrients

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

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