Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Tomato sauce vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are tomato sauce and teff different?

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, fiber, and calcium than tomato sauce.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 397% higher.

Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Teff, uncooked are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Tomato sauce vs Teff infographic
Infographic link

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
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1126.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1185.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.8%
Contains more IronIron +694.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +604.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1488.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8077%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +633.3%
~equal in Sodium ~12mg

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
6
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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1525%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +315.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +204.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +391.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.113mg 9.24mg 397%
Iron 0.96mg 7.63mg 83%
Copper 0.115mg 0.81mg 77%
Phosphorus 27mg 429mg 57%
Magnesium 15mg 184mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.39mg 31%
Zinc 0.22mg 3.63mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.482mg 30%
Fiber 1.5g 8g 26%
Protein 1.2g 13.3g 24%
Carbs 5.31g 73.13g 23%
Calories 24kcal 367kcal 17%
Calcium 14mg 180mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.27mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 3.363mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.942mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.08mg 9%
Vitamin C 7mg 8%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.4µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 1.071g 6%
Potassium 297mg 427mg 4%
Fats 0.3g 2.38g 3%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.449g 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 0.47g 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.9µg 1%
Choline 9.9mg 13.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.589g 1%
Net carbs 3.81g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 11mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

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
4
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more WaterWater +934.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1008.3%
Contains more FatsFats +693.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1277.2%
Contains more OtherOther +24.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1238.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +785.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Teff
3
95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +149.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +255.3%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +785.7%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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/169747/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.