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Teff vs. Feijoa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between teff and feijoa?

  • Teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc, yet feijoa is higher in fiber.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 121% more.
  • Teff has 31 times more vitamin B1 than feijoa. While teff has 0.183mg of vitamin B1, feijoa has only 0.006mg.
  • The glycemic index of feijoa is lower.

We used Teff, cooked and Feijoa, raw types 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%
Feijoa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 5.1% 15% 5.3% 12% 1.6% 8.1% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +455.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188.2%
Contains more IronIron +1364.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +527.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +531.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3304.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
Feijoa
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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 110% 0% 3.2% 0% 1.5% 4.2% 5.5% 14% 15% 0% 8.8% 17% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2950%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Feijoa DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.084mg 121%
Vitamin C 32.9mg 37%
Iron 2.05mg 0.14mg 24%
Copper 0.226mg 0.036mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.006mg 15%
Fiber 2.8g 6.4g 14%
Phosphorus 120mg 19mg 14%
Magnesium 50mg 9mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.06mg 10%
Protein 3.87g 0.71g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.233mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.295mg 4%
Fructose 2.95g 4%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Calcium 49mg 17mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.067mg 2%
Calories 101kcal 61kcal 2%
Potassium 107mg 172mg 2%
Carbs 19.86g 15.21g 2%
Vitamin E 0.16mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.018mg 1%
Folate 18µg 23µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.136g 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.42g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 8.81g N/A
Sugar 8.2g N/A
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.104g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.056g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.038mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.019mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.009mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.107g N/A

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
Feijoa
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15% 83%
Protein: 0.71 g
Fats: 0.42 g
Carbs: 15.21 g
Water: 83.28 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +445.1%
Contains more FatsFats +54.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.6%
Contains more OtherOther +81.6%
Contains more WaterWater +11.1%

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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. Feijoa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168176/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.