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Teff vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and lime

  • Lime has less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 124% more.
  • Teff has 10 times more zinc than lime. Teff has 1.11mg of zinc, while lime has 0.11mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than lime.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, cooked and Limes, 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%
Lime
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more IronIron +241.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +247.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +909.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +566.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
~equal in Potassium ~102mg

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
5
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%
Lime
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +510%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +125%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Lime DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.008mg 124%
Vitamin C 29.1mg 32%
Copper 0.226mg 0.065mg 18%
Iron 2.05mg 0.6mg 18%
Phosphorus 120mg 18mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.03mg 13%
Magnesium 50mg 6mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.11mg 9%
Protein 3.87g 0.7g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.043mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.217mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.2mg 4%
Calories 101kcal 30kcal 4%
Folate 18µg 8µg 3%
Carbs 19.86g 10.54g 3%
Calcium 49mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 7.74g N/A
Potassium 107mg 102mg 0%
Sugar 1.69g N/A
Fiber 2.8g 2.8g 0%
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.019g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.055g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.002mg 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
Lime
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +452.9%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +88.4%
Contains more OtherOther +130%
Contains more WaterWater +17.8%

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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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/nutrients

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

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