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Teff vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between teff and shrimp

  • Teff has more manganese and iron; however, shrimp has more copper and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 123% higher.
  • Shrimp has 4 times less iron than teff. Teff has 2.05mg of iron, while shrimp has 0.51mg.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Teff, cooked and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen).

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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
4
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%
Shrimp
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.2%
Contains more IronIron +302%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8566.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +142.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.5%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
5
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%
Shrimp
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Shrimp DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.033mg 123%
Cholesterol 0mg 189mg 63%
Protein 3.87g 23.98g 40%
Iron 2.05mg 0.51mg 19%
Phosphorus 120mg 237mg 17%
Copper 0.226mg 0.379mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 15%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 7%
Carbs 19.86g 0.2g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 6%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.64mg 5%
Folate 18µg 5%
Potassium 107mg 259mg 4%
Sodium 8mg 111mg 4%
Magnesium 50mg 39mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 3%
Calcium 49mg 70mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.28g 1%
Calories 101kcal 99kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 0.2g N/A
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
3
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Shrimp
2
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +132.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +9830%
Contains more ProteinProtein +519.6%
Contains more OtherOther +75.4%
~equal in Water ~74.33g

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/nutrients

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

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