Teff vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between teff and sesame
- Teff has more manganese; however, sesame is higher in copper, iron, calcium, selenium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
- Sesame covers your daily copper needs 364% more than teff.
- Sesame contains 4 times less manganese than teff. Teff contains 9.24mg of manganese, while sesame contains 2.46mg.
- Teff has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried.
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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 ManganeseManganese | +275.6% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +90.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +441.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +90.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +404% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +113.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +46.6% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +681.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +1784% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +212.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +102.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +34.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +63.9% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +95.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Copper | 0.81mg | 4.082mg | 364% |
Manganese | 9.24mg | 2.46mg | 295% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.071g | 21.773g | 138% |
Iron | 7.63mg | 14.55mg | 87% |
Calcium | 180mg | 975mg | 80% |
Fats | 2.38g | 49.67g | 73% |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 34.4µg | 55% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.589g | 18.759g | 45% |
Magnesium | 184mg | 351mg | 40% |
Zinc | 3.63mg | 7.75mg | 37% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.791mg | 33% |
Saturated fat | 0.449g | 6.957g | 30% |
Phosphorus | 429mg | 629mg | 29% |
Folate | 97µg | 24% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.482mg | 0.79mg | 24% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.942mg | 0.05mg | 18% |
Carbs | 73.13g | 23.45g | 17% |
Starch | 36.56g | 15% | |
Fiber | 8g | 11.8g | 15% |
Calories | 367kcal | 573kcal | 10% |
Protein | 13.3g | 17.73g | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.363mg | 4.515mg | 7% |
Choline | 13.1mg | 25.6mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.27mg | 0.247mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 0µg | 2% |
Fructose | 0.47g | 1% | |
Potassium | 427mg | 468mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 0.25mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 65.13g | 11.65g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.84g | 0.3g | N/A |
Sodium | 12mg | 11mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.139mg | 0.388mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.51mg | 0.736mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.501mg | 0.763mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.068mg | 1.358mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.376mg | 0.569mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.428mg | 0.586mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.698mg | 0.94mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.686mg | 0.99mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.301mg | 0.522mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.135g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +211.9% |
Contains more WaterWater | +88.1% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +33.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1987% |
Contains more OtherOther | +88.2% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -93.5% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3084.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1933% |