Teff vs. Persimmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between teff and persimmon?
- Teff is richer than persimmon in iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
- Teff's daily need coverage for iron is 64% more.
- Teff has 17 times more phosphorus than persimmon. While teff has 429mg of phosphorus, persimmon has only 26mg.
We used Teff, uncooked and Persimmons, native, raw types in this article.
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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 | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +566.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +37.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +205.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1550% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 9.24mg | 402% | |
Copper | 0.81mg | 90% | |
Vitamin C | 66mg | 73% | |
Iron | 7.63mg | 2.5mg | 64% |
Phosphorus | 429mg | 26mg | 58% |
Magnesium | 184mg | 44% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.482mg | 37% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 33% | |
Zinc | 3.63mg | 33% | |
Fiber | 8g | 32% | |
Protein | 13.3g | 0.8g | 25% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.27mg | 21% | |
Vitamin B3 | 3.363mg | 21% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.942mg | 19% | |
Calcium | 180mg | 27mg | 15% |
Starch | 36.56g | 15% | |
Carbs | 73.13g | 33.5g | 13% |
Calories | 367kcal | 127kcal | 12% |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 8% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.071g | 7% | |
Potassium | 427mg | 310mg | 3% |
Fats | 2.38g | 0.4g | 3% |
Saturated fat | 0.449g | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 2% | |
Choline | 13.1mg | 2% | |
Fructose | 0.47g | 1% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.589g | 1% | |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
Net carbs | 65.13g | 33.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.84g | N/A | |
Sodium | 12mg | 1mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.139mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.51mg | 0.041mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.501mg | 0.035mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.068mg | 0.058mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.376mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.428mg | 0.007mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.698mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.686mg | 0.042mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.301mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.135g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1562.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +495% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +118.3% |
Contains more OtherOther | +163.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +630.2% |