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Watermelon vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watermelon and teff different?

  • Teff is higher than watermelon in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 400% more than watermelon.

Watermelon, raw and Teff, uncooked types were used in this article.

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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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
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 less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1740%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2471.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.3%
Contains more IronIron +3079.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1828.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3530%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24215.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1185.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1789.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +326.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +971.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +219.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Watermelon Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.038mg 9.24mg 400%
Iron 0.24mg 7.63mg 92%
Copper 0.042mg 0.81mg 85%
Phosphorus 11mg 429mg 60%
Magnesium 10mg 184mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.045mg 0.482mg 34%
Zinc 0.1mg 3.63mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.39mg 30%
Fiber 0.4g 8g 30%
Protein 0.61g 13.3g 25%
Carbs 7.55g 73.13g 22%
Vitamin B3 0.178mg 3.363mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.021mg 0.27mg 19%
Calories 30kcal 367kcal 17%
Calcium 7mg 180mg 17%
Starch 0g 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.221mg 0.942mg 14%
Potassium 112mg 427mg 9%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 1.071g 7%
Selenium 0.4µg 4.4µg 7%
Fructose 3.36g 0.47g 4%
Fats 0.15g 2.38g 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.449g 2%
Choline 4.1mg 13.1mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.9µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0.589g 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Net carbs 7.15g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 1mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.05mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 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 WaterWater +936.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2080.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1486.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +868.6%
Contains more OtherOther +887.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 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 -96.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1491.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2042%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 25% 54%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 1.21 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 3.36 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.06 g
Galactose: 0 g
Teff
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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 SucroseSucrose +95.2%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +116.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +614.9%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +500%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
~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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.

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