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Teff vs. Shallot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between teff and shallot

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc; however, shallot is richer in vitamin B6 and potassium.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 112% more than shallot.
  • Shallot has 5 times less vitamin B3 than teff. Teff has 0.909mg of vitamin B3, while shallot has 0.2mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of shallot is 30.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Teff, cooked and Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.4%
Contains more IronIron +70.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +879.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +212.1%

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +255.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Shallot DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.292mg 112%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.345mg 19%
Copper 0.226mg 0.088mg 15%
Iron 2.05mg 1.2mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.06mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Phosphorus 120mg 60mg 9%
Magnesium 50mg 21mg 7%
Potassium 107mg 334mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 6%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.4mg 6%
Folate 18µg 34µg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.2mg 4%
Protein 3.87g 2.5g 3%
Fiber 2.8g 3.2g 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.02mg 1%
Calories 101kcal 72kcal 1%
Calcium 49mg 37mg 1%
Carbs 19.86g 16.8g 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 13.6g N/A
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Sodium 8mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.043mg 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% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.8%
Contains more FatsFats +550%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.9%
~equal in Water ~79.8g

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/nutrients

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

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