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Tomato sauce vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tomato sauce and teff

  • Tomato sauce has more vitamin A and potassium; however, teff is richer in manganese, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, magnesium, zinc, and fiber.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 119% more than tomato sauce.
  • Teff has 218 times less vitamin A than tomato sauce. Tomato sauce has 435IU of vitamin A, while teff has 2IU.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of tomato sauce is 31.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Teff, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +177.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more IronIron +113.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +404.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +344.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2431%

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.
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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +662.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.909mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.113mg 2.86mg 119%
Iron 0.96mg 2.05mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.183mg 13%
Phosphorus 27mg 120mg 13%
Copper 0.115mg 0.226mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 10%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Magnesium 15mg 50mg 8%
Zinc 0.22mg 1.11mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 6%
Potassium 297mg 107mg 6%
Protein 1.2g 3.87g 5%
Carbs 5.31g 19.86g 5%
Fiber 1.5g 2.8g 5%
Calories 24kcal 101kcal 4%
Calcium 14mg 49mg 4%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.033mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 2%
Folate 9µg 18µg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.909mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.65g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 1%
Net carbs 3.81g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 3.56g N/A
Sodium 11mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.097mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
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
Contains more WaterWater +21.8%
Contains more OtherOther +176.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +222.5%
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +274%

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.