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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.
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 0% 8.1% 27% 94% 0% 0% 11% 0.13% 0% 0%
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.
Teff
8
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 220% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Persimmon 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
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
34% 64%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 64.4 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1562.5%
Contains more FatsFats +495%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.3%
Contains more OtherOther +163.3%
Contains more WaterWater +630.2%

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. Persimmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169943/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.