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Teff vs. Chili Pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and chili Pepper

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, magnesium, and copper, while chili Pepper have more vitamin A, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 114% more than chili Pepper.
  • Teff contains 4 times more zinc than chili Pepper. While teff contains 1.11mg of zinc, chili Pepper contain only 0.3mg.
  • Chili Pepper have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chili Pepper is 10, while the glycemic index of teff is 57.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Peppers, hot chili, green, 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 18% 5.4% 30% 45% 58% 8.2% 20% 0.91% 31% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.2%
Contains more IronIron +70.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +270%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +160.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1106.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +217.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%

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.
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 808% 20% 14% 0% 23% 21% 18% 3.7% 64% 0% 36% 17% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +186.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.95mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Chili Pepper DV% diff.
Vitamin C 242.5mg 269%
Manganese 2.86mg 0.237mg 114%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.278mg 14%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 12%
Iron 2.05mg 1.2mg 11%
Phosphorus 120mg 46mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.09mg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 59µg 7%
Potassium 107mg 340mg 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.3mg 7%
Magnesium 50mg 25mg 6%
Copper 0.226mg 0.174mg 6%
Fiber 2.8g 1.5g 5%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.09mg 4%
Protein 3.87g 2g 4%
Calories 101kcal 40kcal 3%
Calcium 49mg 18mg 3%
Carbs 19.86g 9.46g 3%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.109g 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.061mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.2g 1%
Folate 18µg 23µg 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 7.96g N/A
Sugar 5.1g N/A
Sodium 8mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.95mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.065mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.062mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.041mg 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
2% 9% 88%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 9.46 g
Water: 87.74 g
Other: 0.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.5%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.9%
Contains more OtherOther +15%
Contains more WaterWater +17.1%

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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. Chili Pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170497/nutrients

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

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