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Teff vs. Napa cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and napa cabbage

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5 than napa cabbage.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 393% more.
  • Teff contains 78 times more vitamin B1 than napa cabbage. Teff contains 0.39mg of vitamin B1, while napa cabbage contains 0.005mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, uncooked and Cabbage, napa, cooked.

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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 5.7% 8.7% 7.7% 28% 32% 3.8% 8.1% 1.4% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +520.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +390.8%
Contains more IronIron +931.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +743.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2492.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2157.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4451.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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 11% 4.3% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 8.7% 2.1% 8.5% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +980%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +621.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2591.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1202.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Napa cabbage DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.203mg 393%
Iron 7.63mg 0.74mg 86%
Copper 0.81mg 0.096mg 79%
Phosphorus 429mg 19mg 59%
Magnesium 184mg 8mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.037mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.005mg 32%
Fiber 8g 32%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.14mg 32%
Carbs 73.13g 2.23g 24%
Protein 13.3g 1.1g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.025mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.035mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.466mg 18%
Calories 367kcal 12kcal 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calcium 180mg 29mg 15%
Folate 43µg 11%
Potassium 427mg 87mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.4µg 7%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 4%
Fats 2.38g 0.17g 3%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Sodium 12mg 11mg 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
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
2% 96%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 96.33 g
Other: 0.17 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1109.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3179.4%
Contains more OtherOther +1294.1%
Contains more WaterWater +992.2%

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. Napa cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168572/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.