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Teff vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and lemons

  • The amount of manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B3 in teff is higher than in lemons.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 123% more than lemons.
  • Teff contains 19 times more zinc than lemons. While teff contains 1.11mg of zinc, lemons contain only 0.06mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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%
Lemon
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +88.5%
Contains more IronIron +241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +510.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +650%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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%
Lemon
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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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +357.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +809%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Lemon DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.03mg 123%
Vitamin C 53mg 59%
Copper 0.226mg 0.037mg 21%
Iron 2.05mg 0.6mg 18%
Phosphorus 120mg 16mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.04mg 12%
Magnesium 50mg 8mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.06mg 10%
Protein 3.87g 1.1g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.1mg 5%
Carbs 19.86g 9.32g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4%
Calories 101kcal 29kcal 4%
Calcium 49mg 26mg 2%
Folate 18µg 11µg 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Potassium 107mg 138mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.3g 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 6.52g N/A
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 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%

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
Lemon
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +251.8%
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +113.1%
Contains more OtherOther +130%
Contains more WaterWater +18.8%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/nutrients

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

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