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Teff vs. Fenugreek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and fenugreek

  • Teff has more manganese; however, fenugreek has more iron, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B2, phosphorus, potassium, and calcium.
  • Fenugreek's daily need coverage for iron is 394% more.
  • Teff has 2 times more manganese than fenugreek. Teff has 2.86mg of manganese, while fenugreek has 1.228mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than fenugreek.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, cooked and Spices, fenugreek seed.

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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 136% 53% 68% 1257% 370% 68% 127% 8.7% 160% 34%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +282%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +259.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +619.6%
Contains more IronIron +1535.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +391.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +125.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +146.7%

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 10% 1% 0% 0% 81% 84% 31% 0% 138% 0% 0% 43% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +76%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1009.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +518.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Fenugreek DV% diff.
Iron 2.05mg 33.53mg 394%
Copper 0.226mg 1.11mg 98%
Fiber 2.8g 24.6g 87%
Manganese 2.86mg 1.228mg 71%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.6mg 39%
Protein 3.87g 23g 38%
Magnesium 50mg 191mg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.366mg 26%
Phosphorus 120mg 296mg 25%
Potassium 107mg 770mg 20%
Carbs 19.86g 58.35g 13%
Calcium 49mg 176mg 13%
Zinc 1.11mg 2.5mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.322mg 12%
Selenium 6.3µg 11%
Calories 101kcal 323kcal 11%
Folate 18µg 57µg 10%
Fats 0.65g 6.41g 9%
Saturated fat 1.46g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 1.64mg 5%
Sodium 8mg 67mg 3%
Vitamin C 3mg 3%
Net carbs 17.06g 33.75g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.391mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.898mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 1.241mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 1.757mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 1.684mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.338mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 1.089mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 1.102mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.668mg 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
23% 6% 58% 9% 3%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 6.41 g
Carbs: 58.35 g
Water: 8.84 g
Other: 3.4 g
Contains more WaterWater +747.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +494.3%
Contains more FatsFats +886.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +193.8%
Contains more OtherOther +392.8%

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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. Fenugreek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171324/nutrients

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

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