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Teff vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between teff and apricots

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and zinc; however, apricots have more vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 121% higher.
  • Apricots have 6 times less vitamin B1 than teff. Teff has 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while apricots have 0.03mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than apricots.

Food types used in this article are Teff, cooked and Apricots, raw.

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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 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +276.9%
Contains more IronIron +425.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +189.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +455%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +421.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3614.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%

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% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +510%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Apricot DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.077mg 121%
Iron 2.05mg 0.39mg 21%
Copper 0.226mg 0.078mg 16%
Phosphorus 120mg 23mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin A 0µg 96µg 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 11%
Magnesium 50mg 10mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.2mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.89mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 5%
Protein 3.87g 1.4g 5%
Calcium 49mg 13mg 4%
Potassium 107mg 259mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.054mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 48kcal 3%
Carbs 19.86g 11.12g 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.6mg 2%
Folate 18µg 9µg 2%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.077g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Choline 2.8mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 9.12g N/A
Sugar 9.24g N/A
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.17g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +176.4%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +78.6%
Contains more WaterWater +15.2%
~equal in Other ~0.74g

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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/168918/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/nutrients

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

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