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Water vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between water and teff

  • Water contains less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, fiber, calcium, and potassium than teff.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 402% higher.

Food types used in this article are Beverages, water, tap, well 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.
Water
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.27% 0% 0.65% 0% 0%
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 less SodiumSodium -58.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +4962.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +36200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%

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.
Water
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Teff
8
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Water Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 9.24mg 402%
Iron 0mg 7.63mg 95%
Copper 0.016mg 0.81mg 88%
Phosphorus 0mg 429mg 61%
Magnesium 1mg 184mg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 33%
Zinc 0.01mg 3.63mg 33%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Protein 0g 13.3g 27%
Carbs 0g 73.13g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 19%
Calories 0kcal 367kcal 18%
Calcium 3mg 180mg 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Potassium 0mg 427mg 13%
Selenium 4.4µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 7%
Fats 0g 2.38g 4%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Sodium 5mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Water
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 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 +1032.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2270%

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. Water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175096/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.