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Teff vs. Beetroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and beetroot

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium, while beetroot has more folate and potassium.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 110% more than beetroot.
  • Teff contains 6 times more vitamin B1 than beetroot. While teff contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, beetroot contains only 0.031mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Beets, 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +117.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +206.3%
Contains more IronIron +156.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +201.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +217.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +769.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +203.7%

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +490.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +172.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +505.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Beetroot DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.329mg 110%
Folate 18µg 109µg 23%
Copper 0.226mg 0.075mg 17%
Iron 2.05mg 0.8mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.031mg 13%
Phosphorus 120mg 40mg 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.35mg 7%
Magnesium 50mg 23mg 6%
Potassium 107mg 325mg 6%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 5%
Protein 3.87g 1.61g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.334mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 3%
Sodium 8mg 78mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 43kcal 3%
Calcium 49mg 16mg 3%
Carbs 19.86g 9.56g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.067mg 2%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.17g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 6.76g N/A
Sugar 6.76g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.048mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.046mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.021mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.4%
Contains more FatsFats +282.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.7%
Contains more WaterWater +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +56.5%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients

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

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