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Teff vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and oranges

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B3 than oranges.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 401% more.
  • Teff contains 76 times more iron than oranges. Teff contains 7.63mg of iron, while oranges contain 0.1mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, uncooked and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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%
Orange
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1740%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +135.9%
Contains more IronIron +7530%
Contains more CopperCopper +1700%
Contains more ZincZinc +5085.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2964.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +36860%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +780%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Orange
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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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +348.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +575%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1092.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +276.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +703.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +56%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Orange DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.025mg 401%
Iron 7.63mg 0.1mg 94%
Copper 0.81mg 0.045mg 85%
Phosphorus 429mg 14mg 59%
Vitamin C 53.2mg 59%
Magnesium 184mg 10mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.06mg 32%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.07mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.087mg 25%
Protein 13.3g 0.94g 25%
Fiber 8g 2.4g 22%
Carbs 73.13g 11.75g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.282mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.04mg 18%
Calories 367kcal 47kcal 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.25mg 14%
Calcium 180mg 40mg 14%
Folate 30µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.025g 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.5µg 7%
Potassium 427mg 181mg 7%
Fats 2.38g 0.12g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.015g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.18mg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 8.4mg 1%
Sodium 12mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.023g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 9.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.018mg 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
Orange
1
12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1314.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1883.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +522.4%
Contains more OtherOther +438.6%
Contains more WaterWater +883.6%

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
Orange
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24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2460.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4184%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%

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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients

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

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