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Vegetable vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between vegetable and teff?

  • Vegetable is richer in vitamin A and vitamin K, yet teff is richer in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 385% higher.
  • Vegetable has 475 times more vitamin A than teff. Vegetable has 4277IU of vitamin A, while teff has 9IU.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Teff, uncooked types in this comparison.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +736.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +620%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.7%
Contains more IronIron +830.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +875.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +640.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +741.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2338%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1366.7%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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 EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1136.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +84%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +449.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +295.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +523.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +551.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.379mg 9.24mg 385%
Iron 0.82mg 7.63mg 85%
Copper 0.083mg 0.81mg 81%
Phosphorus 51mg 429mg 54%
Magnesium 22mg 184mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.482mg 31%
Zinc 0.49mg 3.63mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.39mg 27%
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Protein 2.86g 13.3g 21%
Carbs 13.09g 73.13g 20%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 1.9µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.942mg 16%
Calcium 25mg 180mg 16%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 3.363mg 16%
Calories 65kcal 367kcal 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Fiber 4.4g 8g 14%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.27mg 12%
Potassium 169mg 427mg 8%
Selenium 0.3µg 4.4µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 1.071g 7%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 4%
Fats 0.15g 2.38g 3%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.449g 2%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0.08mg 2%
Choline 24.1mg 13.1mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Sodium 35mg 12mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.589g 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 1.84g N/A
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +843.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +365%
Contains more FatsFats +1486.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +458.7%
Contains more OtherOther +253.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -93.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5790%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1387.5%

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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.