Teff vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between teff and lychee?
- Teff is richer than lychee in manganese, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, copper, and fiber.
- Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 122% more.
- Teff has 17 times more vitamin B1 than lychee. While teff has 0.183mg of vitamin B1, lychee has only 0.011mg.
We used Teff, cooked and Litchis, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +400% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +880% |
Contains more IronIron | +561.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +52.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1485.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +287.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +5100% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +59.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -87.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1563.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +50.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +28.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +97% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 2.86mg | 0.055mg | 122% |
Vitamin C | 71.5mg | 79% | |
Iron | 2.05mg | 0.31mg | 22% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.183mg | 0.011mg | 14% |
Phosphorus | 120mg | 31mg | 13% |
Magnesium | 50mg | 10mg | 10% |
Zinc | 1.11mg | 0.07mg | 9% |
Copper | 0.226mg | 0.148mg | 9% |
Protein | 3.87g | 0.83g | 6% |
Fiber | 2.8g | 1.3g | 6% |
Calcium | 49mg | 5mg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.909mg | 0.603mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.033mg | 0.065mg | 2% |
Calories | 101kcal | 66kcal | 2% |
Potassium | 107mg | 171mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.132g | 1% | |
Selenium | 0.6µg | 1% | |
Carbs | 19.86g | 16.53g | 1% |
Folate | 18µg | 14µg | 1% |
Choline | 7.1mg | 1% | |
Fats | 0.65g | 0.44g | 0% |
Net carbs | 17.06g | 15.23g | N/A |
Sugar | 15.23g | N/A | |
Sodium | 8mg | 1mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.07mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.097mg | 0.1mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.099g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.12g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.041mg | 0.007mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.149mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.146mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.311mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.109mg | 0.041mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.125mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.203mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.2mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.088mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +366.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +47.7% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +56.8% |
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