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Tuna salad vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tuna salad and teff

  • Tuna salad has more selenium; however, teff is richer in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 400% more than tuna salad.
  • Teff has 9 times less selenium than tuna salad. Tuna salad has 41.2µg of selenium, while teff has 4.4µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fish, tuna salad and Teff, uncooked.

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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 14% 5.1% 16% 38% 48% 15% 76% 52% 5.2% 225%
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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +836.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +868.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +958.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +139.9%
Contains more IronIron +663%
Contains more CopperCopper +458.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +548.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23000%

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 7.3% 8% 0% 0% 7.8% 16% 126% 16% 19% 150% 0% 6% 0%
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% 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 B3Vitamin B3 +99.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +285.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +262.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +495.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tuna salad Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.04mg 9.24mg 400%
Iron 1mg 7.63mg 83%
Copper 0.145mg 0.81mg 74%
Selenium 41.2µg 4.4µg 67%
Vitamin B12 1.2µg 50%
Magnesium 19mg 184mg 39%
Phosphorus 178mg 429mg 36%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.482mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.39mg 30%
Zinc 0.56mg 3.63mg 28%
Carbs 9.41g 73.13g 21%
Vitamin B3 6.7mg 3.363mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.122g 1.071g 20%
Sodium 402mg 12mg 17%
Calcium 17mg 180mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.27mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.26mg 0.942mg 14%
Fats 9.26g 2.38g 11%
Calories 187kcal 367kcal 9%
Potassium 178mg 427mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.887g 0.589g 6%
Protein 16.04g 13.3g 5%
Saturated fat 1.544g 0.449g 5%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Vitamin A 24µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 9.41g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.701mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.739mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.293mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 1.457mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.47mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.626mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.824mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.467mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.014g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.055g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 9% 9% 63% 2%
Protein: 16.04 g
Fats: 9.26 g
Carbs: 9.41 g
Water: 63.16 g
Other: 2.13 g
Teff
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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 ProteinProtein +20.6%
Contains more FatsFats +289.1%
Contains more WaterWater +616.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +677.2%
Contains more OtherOther +11.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 34% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.544 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.122 g
Teff
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +390.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +284.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.9%

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. Tuna salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175160/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.