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Scallion vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between scallions and teff

  • Scallions have more vitamin K, while teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, and fiber.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 395% more than scallions.
  • Scallions contain 109 times more vitamin K than teff. While scallions contain 207µg of vitamin K, teff contains only 1.9µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Onions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw 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% 22% 24% 56% 28% 11% 16% 2.1% 21% 3.3%
Teff
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 +820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.7%
Contains more IronIron +415.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +875.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +830.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1059.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5675%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +633.3%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 63% 0% 17% 11% 14% 18% 9.8% 4.5% 14% 0% 518% 48%
Teff
Teff
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.6% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +587.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +10794.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +609.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +540.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1156%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +690.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Scallion Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.16mg 9.24mg 395%
Vitamin K 207µg 1.9µg 171%
Copper 0.083mg 0.81mg 81%
Iron 1.48mg 7.63mg 77%
Phosphorus 37mg 429mg 56%
Magnesium 20mg 184mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.482mg 32%
Zinc 0.39mg 3.63mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.39mg 28%
Protein 1.83g 13.3g 23%
Carbs 7.34g 73.13g 22%
Fiber 2.6g 8g 22%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 21%
Vitamin B3 0.525mg 3.363mg 18%
Calories 32kcal 367kcal 17%
Vitamin B5 0.075mg 0.942mg 17%
Folate 64µg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.27mg 15%
Calcium 72mg 180mg 11%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.4µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 1.071g 7%
Vitamin A 50µg 0µg 6%
Potassium 276mg 427mg 4%
Fats 0.19g 2.38g 3%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 0.08mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0.449g 2%
Choline 5.7mg 13.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.027g 0.589g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.7g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 175kcal 276kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 27g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.2 3.7 N/A
Net carbs 4.74g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 2.33g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 16mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.059mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.081mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.032mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 7.34 g
Water: 89.83 g
Other: 0.81 g
Teff
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 +918.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +626.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1152.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +896.3%
Contains more OtherOther +192.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Teff
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2081.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1347.3%

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. Scallion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170005/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.