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Teff vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between teff and pimiento

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B6; however, pimiento is higher in vitamin A.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 398% more than pimiento.
  • Pimiento contains 31 times less magnesium than teff. Teff contains 184mg of magnesium, while pimiento contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Pimento, canned.

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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
10
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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.3%
Contains more IronIron +354.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1553.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1810.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2423.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9943.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%

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
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +350%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +446.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +9320%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +124.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +107.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +762.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +336.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Pimiento DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.092mg 398%
Vitamin C 84.9mg 94%
Copper 0.81mg 0.049mg 85%
Iron 7.63mg 1.68mg 74%
Phosphorus 429mg 17mg 59%
Magnesium 184mg 6mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.017mg 31%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.19mg 31%
Protein 13.3g 1.1g 24%
Fiber 8g 1.9g 24%
Carbs 73.13g 5.1g 23%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.215mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.01mg 19%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.615mg 17%
Calories 367kcal 23kcal 17%
Calcium 180mg 6mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.06mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin A 0µg 133µg 15%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.2µg 8%
Potassium 427mg 158mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.161g 6%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 8.3µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.69mg 4%
Fats 2.38g 0.3g 3%
Folate 6µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.045g 2%
Choline 13.1mg 6.3mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.02g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 2.71g N/A
Sodium 12mg 14mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.022mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
4
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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1109.1%
Contains more FatsFats +693.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1333.9%
Contains more OtherOther +492.5%
Contains more WaterWater +955.6%

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2845%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +565.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.