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Teff vs. Figs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and figs

  • Figs have less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 119% more.
  • Teff has 9 times more phosphorus than figs. Teff has 120mg of phosphorus, while figs have 14mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, cooked and Figs, 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
7
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%
Figs
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 11% 20% 14% 23% 4.1% 6% 0.13% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more IronIron +454.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +222.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +640%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +757.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2134.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.8%
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
3
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%
Figs
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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 6.7% 2.3% 2.2% 0% 15% 12% 7.5% 18% 26% 0% 12% 4.5% 2.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +127.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Figs DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.128mg 119%
Iron 2.05mg 0.37mg 21%
Copper 0.226mg 0.07mg 17%
Phosphorus 120mg 14mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.06mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.15mg 9%
Magnesium 50mg 17mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.3mg 6%
Protein 3.87g 0.75g 6%
Vitamin K 4.7µg 4%
Potassium 107mg 232mg 4%
Folate 18µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Choline 4.7mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.113mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.144g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.05mg 1%
Calories 101kcal 74kcal 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.3g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 49mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 19.86g 19.18g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 16.28g N/A
Sugar 16.26g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.9g 0%
Sodium 8mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.066g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.024mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.023mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.011mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
4
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Figs
1
19% 79%
Protein: 0.75 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 19.18 g
Water: 79.11 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +416%
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
~equal in Carbs ~19.18g
~equal in Water ~79.11g
~equal in Other ~0.66g

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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. Figs - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173021/nutrients

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

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