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Teff vs. Tomato paste — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and tomato paste different?

  • Teff is richer in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B6, while tomato paste is higher in vitamin A and vitamin E.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 389% more than tomato paste.
  • Teff contains 7 times more vitamin B1 than tomato paste. Teff contains 0.39mg of vitamin B1, while tomato paste contains 0.06mg.

Teff, uncooked and Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added types were used 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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +338.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more IronIron +156%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +476.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +416.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2959.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.5%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +563.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5275%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +193.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.076mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Tomato paste DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.302mg 389%
Iron 7.63mg 2.98mg 58%
Copper 0.81mg 0.365mg 49%
Phosphorus 429mg 83mg 49%
Magnesium 184mg 42mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.06mg 28%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 4.3mg 28%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.63mg 27%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.216mg 20%
Carbs 73.13g 18.91g 18%
Protein 13.3g 4.32g 18%
Potassium 427mg 1014mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.142mg 16%
Fiber 8g 4.1g 16%
Starch 36.56g 0.22g 15%
Calories 367kcal 82kcal 14%
Calcium 180mg 36mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.153mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 76µg 8%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 11.4µg 8%
Fructose 0.47g 5.85g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.16g 6%
Choline 13.1mg 38.5mg 5%
Fats 2.38g 0.47g 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Sodium 12mg 59mg 2%
Selenium 4.4µg 5.3µg 2%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 3.076mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.1g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.067g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 14.81g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 12.18g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.089mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.124mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.088mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.071mg 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
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +207.9%
Contains more FatsFats +406.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +286.7%
Contains more WaterWater +733.3%
Contains more OtherOther +18.1%

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
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +779.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +569.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.7%

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
2% 2% 46% 47% 2%
Starch: 0.22 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 5.75 g
Fructose: 5.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.28 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +16518.2%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +106.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +687.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1144.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +2700%
~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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/nutrients

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

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