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Teff vs. Mussels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and mussels different?

  • Mussels is higher than teff in vitamin B12, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Mussels covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 1000% more than teff.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.

Teff, cooked and Mollusks, mussel, blue, cooked, moist heat types were used 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.
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 26% 9.9% 24% 252% 50% 73% 122% 48% 887% 489%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150.5%
Contains more IronIron +227.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +140.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +137.8%

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 45% 30% 0% 0% 75% 97% 56% 57% 23% 3000% 0% 57% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Mussels DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 24µg 1000%
Manganese 2.86mg 6.8mg 171%
Selenium 89.6µg 163%
Iron 2.05mg 6.72mg 58%
Protein 3.87g 23.8g 40%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.42mg 30%
Phosphorus 120mg 285mg 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 56mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.95mg 19%
Sodium 8mg 369mg 16%
Vitamin C 13.6mg 15%
Folate 18µg 76µg 15%
Zinc 1.11mg 2.67mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 3mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin A 0µg 91µg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.3mg 10%
Copper 0.226mg 0.149mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.212g 8%
Fats 0.65g 4.48g 6%
Potassium 107mg 268mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.85g 4%
Calories 101kcal 172kcal 4%
Carbs 19.86g 7.39g 4%
Magnesium 50mg 37mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.014g 3%
Calcium 49mg 33mg 2%
Net carbs 17.06g 7.39g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.267mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 1.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 1.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 1.676mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 1.779mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.537mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.853mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 1.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.457mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.276g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.506g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.044g N/A

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
24% 4% 7% 61% 3%
Protein: 23.8 g
Fats: 4.48 g
Carbs: 7.39 g
Water: 61.15 g
Other: 3.18 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.7%
Contains more WaterWater +22.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +515%
Contains more FatsFats +589.2%
Contains more OtherOther +360.9%

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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. Mussels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174217/nutrients

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

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