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Teff vs. Plantain raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between teff and plantain raw

  • Teff has more iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, plantain raw is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Plantain raw covers your daily vitamin A needs 23% more than teff.
  • Plantain raw has 16 times less calcium than teff. Teff has 49mg of calcium, while plantain raw has 3mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of plantain raw is 37.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Teff, cooked and Plantains, 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 26% 0.9% 44% 23% 27% 3.8% 15% 0.52% 0% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1533.3%
Contains more IronIron +241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +179%
Contains more ZincZinc +692.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +252.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +366.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 61% 19% 2.8% 0% 13% 12% 13% 16% 69% 0% 1.8% 17% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +208.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Plantain raw DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 124%
Vitamin C 18.4mg 20%
Iron 2.05mg 0.6mg 18%
Copper 0.226mg 0.081mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.299mg 16%
Potassium 107mg 499mg 12%
Phosphorus 120mg 34mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.052mg 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.14mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 56µg 6%
Protein 3.87g 1.3g 5%
Calcium 49mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 5%
Carbs 19.86g 31.89g 4%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Magnesium 50mg 37mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2.3g 2%
Choline 13.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.054mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Folate 18µg 22µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.143g 1%
Calories 101kcal 122kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.686mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 29.59g N/A
Sugar 15g N/A
Sodium 8mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.034mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.059mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.06mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.064mg 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
32% 65%
Protein: 1.3 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 31.89 g
Water: 65.28 g
Other: 1.16 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.7%
Contains more FatsFats +75.7%
Contains more WaterWater +14.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.6%
Contains more OtherOther +68.1%

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. Plantain raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169130/nutrients

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

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