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Teff vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and oranges

  • The amount of manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B1 in teff is higher than in oranges.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 123% more than oranges.
  • Teff contains 21 times more iron than oranges. While teff contains 2.05mg of iron, oranges contain only 0.1mg.
  • Oranges have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of oranges is 45, while the glycemic index of teff is 57.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties.

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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%
Orange
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.5%
Contains more IronIron +1950%
Contains more CopperCopper +402.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1485.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +757.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11340%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
3
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%
Orange
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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% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +222.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Orange DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.025mg 123%
Vitamin C 53.2mg 59%
Iron 2.05mg 0.1mg 24%
Copper 0.226mg 0.045mg 20%
Phosphorus 120mg 14mg 15%
Magnesium 50mg 10mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.087mg 8%
Protein 3.87g 0.94g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.282mg 4%
Folate 18µg 30µg 3%
Carbs 19.86g 11.75g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.06mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 47kcal 3%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Potassium 107mg 181mg 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.04mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Calcium 49mg 40mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.12g 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 9.35g N/A
Sugar 9.35g N/A
Sodium 8mg 0mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.018mg 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
Orange
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +311.7%
Contains more FatsFats +441.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69%
Contains more OtherOther +56.8%
Contains more WaterWater +15.8%

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/nutrients

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

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