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Teff vs. Chili Pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and chili Pepper

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5; however, chili Pepper are richer in vitamin A.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 391% more.
  • Teff contains 15 times more vitamin B5 than chili Pepper. Teff contains 0.942mg of vitamin B5, while chili Pepper contain 0.061mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, uncooked and Peppers, hot chili, green, 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
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 18% 5.4% 30% 45% 58% 8.2% 20% 0.91% 31% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +636%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.6%
Contains more IronIron +535.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +365.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +832.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3798.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +780%
Contains less SodiumSodium -41.7%

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
Teff
6
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 808% 20% 14% 0% 23% 21% 18% 3.7% 64% 0% 36% 17% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +254%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1444.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +18%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +652.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Chili Pepper DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.237mg 391%
Vitamin C 242.5mg 269%
Iron 7.63mg 1.2mg 80%
Copper 0.81mg 0.174mg 71%
Phosphorus 429mg 46mg 55%
Magnesium 184mg 25mg 38%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.3mg 30%
Fiber 8g 1.5g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.09mg 25%
Protein 13.3g 2g 23%
Carbs 73.13g 9.46g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.061mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.278mg 16%
Calories 367kcal 40kcal 16%
Calcium 180mg 18mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.95mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.09mg 14%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 14.3µg 10%
Vitamin A 0µg 59µg 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.5µg 7%
Folate 23µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.109g 6%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.69mg 4%
Potassium 427mg 340mg 3%
Fats 2.38g 0.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.021g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.011g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 7.96g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 5.1g N/A
Sodium 12mg 7mg 0%
Choline 13.1mg 11.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.041mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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% 9% 88%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 9.46 g
Water: 87.74 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +565%
Contains more FatsFats +1090%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +673%
Contains more OtherOther +295%
Contains more WaterWater +894.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
Teff
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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
15% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5254.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +882.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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. Chili Pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170497/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.