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Teff vs. Prunes — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and prunes

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while prunes have more vitamin K and vitamin A.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 389% more than prunes.
  • Teff contains 8 times more zinc than prunes. While teff contains 3.63mg of zinc, prunes contain only 0.44mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, uncooked and Plums, dried (prunes), uncooked.

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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
8
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%
Prunes
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 13% 65% 35% 94% 12% 30% 0.26% 39% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +348.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +318.6%
Contains more IronIron +720.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +188.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +725%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +521.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2990.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%

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%
Prunes
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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 2% 13% 8.6% 0% 13% 43% 35% 25% 47% 0% 149% 3% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +664.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +135.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +29.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +437.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3031.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Prunes DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.299mg 389%
Iron 7.63mg 0.93mg 84%
Copper 0.81mg 0.281mg 59%
Phosphorus 429mg 69mg 51%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 59.5µg 48%
Magnesium 184mg 41mg 34%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.44mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.051mg 28%
Protein 13.3g 2.18g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.205mg 21%
Fructose 0.47g 12.45g 15%
Calcium 180mg 43mg 14%
Starch 36.56g 5.11g 13%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.422mg 10%
Potassium 427mg 732mg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 1.882mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.062g 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.3µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.186mg 6%
Calories 367kcal 240kcal 6%
Fiber 8g 7.1g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 39µg 4%
Fats 2.38g 0.38g 3%
Carbs 73.13g 63.88g 3%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.43mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.088g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.053g 1%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 10.1mg 1%
Folate 4µg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 56.78g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 38.13g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.025mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.027mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
3
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
Prunes
2
2% 64% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.18 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 63.88 g
Water: 30.92 g
Other: 2.64 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +510.1%
Contains more FatsFats +526.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.5%
Contains more WaterWater +250.6%
Contains more OtherOther +11.4%

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
Prunes
1
43% 26% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.088 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1011.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1627.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
2
95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Prunes
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12% 59% 29%
Starch: 5.11 g
Sucrose: 0.15 g
Glucose: 25.46 g
Fructose: 12.45 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +615.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +313.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3387.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +2548.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +500%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Prunes - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168162/nutrients

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

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