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Teff vs. Refried beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between teff and refried beans

  • Refried beans have less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and fiber.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 389% more than refried beans.
  • Refried beans contain 9 times less vitamin B3 than teff. Teff contains 3.363mg of vitamin B3, while refried beans contain 0.367mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Refried beans, canned, traditional style (includes USDA commodity).

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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 25% 8.7% 28% 54% 43% 16% 39% 48% 38% 32%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +520.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.9%
Contains more IronIron +429.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +525.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +366.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3097.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31.8%

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
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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 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 20% 0% 1.8% 0% 19% 18% 6.9% 11% 24% 0% 5.3% 8.3% 12%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +413.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +241.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +816.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +398.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +368%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Refried beans DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.289mg 389%
Iron 7.63mg 1.44mg 77%
Copper 0.81mg 0.129mg 76%
Phosphorus 429mg 92mg 48%
Magnesium 184mg 35mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.103mg 29%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.58mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.076mg 26%
Histidine 0.301mg 153mg 22%
Carbs 73.13g 13.55g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.367mg 19%
Protein 13.3g 4.98g 17%
Fiber 8g 3.7g 17%
Sodium 12mg 370mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.079mg 15%
Calcium 180mg 29mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.189mg 15%
Calories 367kcal 90kcal 14%
Starch 36.56g 7.43g 12%
Vitamin C 6mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.543g 4%
Potassium 427mg 319mg 3%
Folate 11µg 3%
Selenium 4.4µg 5.8µg 3%
Fats 2.38g 2.01g 1%
Choline 13.1mg 21.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.631g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 0g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 9.85g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 0.54g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.016g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.601g 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.231mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.438mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.377mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.083mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.287mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 0.169g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.36g 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
5% 2% 14% 78% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 2.01 g
Carbs: 13.55 g
Water: 77.75 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.1%
Contains more FatsFats +18.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +439.7%
Contains more OtherOther +38.6%
Contains more WaterWater +781.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
36% 34% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.631 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.601 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.543 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.601g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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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
93% 7%
Starch: 7.43 g
Sucrose: 0.54 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +392.1%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +14.8%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Refried beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172438/nutrients

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

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