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Teff vs. Wasabi — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and wasabi

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, and phosphorus, while wasabi has more fiber, vitamin B6, potassium, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 107% more than wasabi.
  • Teff contains 2 times more iron than wasabi. While teff contains 2.05mg of iron, wasabi contains only 1.03mg.
  • Wasabi has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of wasabi is 41, while the glycemic index of teff is 57.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Wasabi, root, 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
5
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%
Wasabi
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 49% 38% 50% 39% 52% 44% 34% 2.2% 51% 0%
Contains more IronIron +99%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +631.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +430.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.9%
~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
2
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%
Wasabi
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 140% 0.67% 0% 0% 33% 26% 14% 12% 63% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +245.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Wasabi DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.391mg 107%
Vitamin C 41.9mg 47%
Fiber 2.8g 7.8g 20%
Potassium 107mg 568mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.274mg 14%
Iron 2.05mg 1.03mg 13%
Calcium 49mg 128mg 8%
Copper 0.226mg 0.155mg 8%
Phosphorus 120mg 80mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.114mg 6%
Magnesium 50mg 69mg 5%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.62mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.203mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.131mg 4%
Protein 3.87g 4.8g 2%
Carbs 19.86g 23.54g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.743mg 1%
Calories 101kcal 109kcal 0%
Fats 0.65g 0.63g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 15.74g N/A
Sodium 8mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Folate 18µg 18µg 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
2
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Wasabi
3
5% 24% 69% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.63 g
Carbs: 23.54 g
Water: 69.11 g
Other: 1.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +24%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.5%
Contains more OtherOther +178.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.63g
~equal in Water ~69.11g

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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. Wasabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168583/nutrients

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

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