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Teff vs. Black tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and black tea different?

  • Teff is higher than black tea in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 115% more than black tea.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index (57) than black tea (0).

Teff, cooked and Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water 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 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 2.1% 0% 3.3% 0.75% 3.3% 0.55% 0.43% 0.39% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189.2%
Contains more IronIron +10150%
Contains more CopperCopper +2160%
Contains more ZincZinc +5450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11900%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1205.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
~equal in Selenium ~0µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 3.2% 0% 0.66% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0.22%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +135.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Black tea DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.219mg 115%
Iron 2.05mg 0.02mg 25%
Copper 0.226mg 0.01mg 24%
Phosphorus 120mg 1mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0mg 15%
Magnesium 50mg 3mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.02mg 10%
Protein 3.87g 0g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0mg 7%
Carbs 19.86g 0.3g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0mg 6%
Calories 101kcal 1kcal 5%
Caffeine 20mg 5%
Calcium 49mg 0mg 5%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Potassium 107mg 37mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.014mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0g 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 0.3g N/A
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.011mg 0%
Choline 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.004g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.3 g
Water: 99.7 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6520%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +33.1%

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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. Black tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173227/nutrients

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

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