Teff vs. Cardoon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between teff and cardoon

Teff has more manganese, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, cardoon is higher in folate and potassium.
Teff covers your daily manganese needs 113% more than cardoon.
Cardoon contains 9 times less vitamin B1 than teff. Teff contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while cardoon contains 0.02mg.
Teff has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Teff, cooked and Cardoon, 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

Cardoon

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19%
Contains more IronIron	+192.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+552.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+421.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1017.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+273.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.231mg

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

Cardoon

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+815%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+203%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+19.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+277.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2.86mg	0.256mg	113%
Iron	2.05mg	0.7mg	17%
Phosphorus	120mg	23mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.02mg	14%
Folate	18µg	68µg	13%
Potassium	107mg	400mg	9%
Zinc	1.11mg	0.17mg	9%
Sodium	8mg	170mg	7%
Vitamin B5		0.338mg	7%
Protein	3.87g	0.7g	6%
Carbs	19.86g	4.07g	5%
Fiber	2.8g	1.6g	5%
Calories	101kcal	17kcal	4%
Vitamin B3	0.909mg	0.3mg	4%
Vitamin C		2mg	2%
Magnesium	50mg	42mg	2%
Calcium	49mg	70mg	2%
Fats	0.65g	0.1g	1%
Copper	0.226mg	0.231mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.116mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	4.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	261kcal	243kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	99g	588g	N/A
Net carbs	17.06g	2.47g	N/A
Selenium		0.2µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.03mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.011g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.018g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.041g	0%
Tryptophan	0.041mg		0%
Threonine	0.149mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.146mg		0%
Leucine	0.311mg		0%
Lysine	0.109mg		0%
Methionine	0.125mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.203mg		0%
Valine	0.2mg		0%
Histidine	0.088mg		0%