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Tomato vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomatoes and teff

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin A; however, teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, and fiber.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 119% more.
  • Tomatoes have 417 times more vitamin A than teff. Tomatoes have 833IU of vitamin A, while teff has 2IU.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than tomatoes.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
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 +121.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +354.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains more IronIron +659.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +283.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +552.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2408.8%
~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.
Tomato
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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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +394.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.114mg 2.86mg 119%
Iron 0.27mg 2.05mg 22%
Copper 0.059mg 0.226mg 19%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 15%
Phosphorus 24mg 120mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.183mg 12%
Magnesium 11mg 50mg 9%
Zinc 0.17mg 1.11mg 9%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Protein 0.88g 3.87g 6%
Fiber 1.2g 2.8g 6%
Carbs 3.89g 19.86g 5%
Vitamin A 42µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Calories 18kcal 101kcal 4%
Potassium 237mg 107mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.909mg 2%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.033mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.097mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.65g 1%
Folate 15µg 18µg 1%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Net carbs 2.69g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Sodium 5mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 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 +26.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +339.8%
Contains more FatsFats +225%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +410.5%
Contains more OtherOther +35.3%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.