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Teff vs. Marrow-stem Kale — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between teff and marrow-stem Kale

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and zinc; however, marrow-stem Kale has more vitamin A, folate, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for marrow-stem Kale is 100% higher.
  • Marrow-stem Kale has 5 times less zinc than teff. Teff has 1.11mg of zinc, while marrow-stem Kale has 0.21mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than marrow-stem Kale.

Food types used in this article are Teff, cooked and Collards, 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
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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 19% 70% 19% 18% 15% 5.7% 11% 2.2% 86% 7.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.2%
Contains more IronIron +336.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +391.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +428.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +380%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +334.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +373.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.1%

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 118% 84% 45% 0% 14% 30% 14% 16% 38% 0% 1093% 97% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +238.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +293.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +616.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Marrow-stem Kale DV% diff.
Vitamin K 437.1µg 364%
Manganese 2.86mg 0.658mg 96%
Vitamin C 35.3mg 39%
Vitamin A 0µg 251µg 28%
Folate 18µg 129µg 28%
Copper 0.226mg 0.046mg 20%
Iron 2.05mg 0.47mg 20%
Calcium 49mg 232mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 15%
Phosphorus 120mg 25mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.054mg 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.21mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.13mg 7%
Magnesium 50mg 27mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.165mg 5%
Fiber 2.8g 4g 5%
Carbs 19.86g 5.42g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.267mg 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Calories 101kcal 32kcal 3%
Potassium 107mg 213mg 3%
Protein 3.87g 3.02g 2%
Selenium 1.3µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.201g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.742mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.61g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 1.42g N/A
Sugar 0.46g N/A
Sodium 8mg 17mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.055g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.1mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.151mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.117mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.087mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.12mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.047mg 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 0.61 g
Carbs: 5.42 g
Water: 89.62 g
Other: 1.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +266.4%
Contains more WaterWater +19.6%
Contains more OtherOther +92.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.61g

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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. Marrow-stem Kale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170406/nutrients

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

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