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Teff vs. Dandelion greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between teff and dandelion greens

  • Teff has more manganese, phosphorus, zinc, and copper; however, dandelion greens are richer in vitamin A, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 109% more than dandelion greens.
  • Dandelion greens have 3 times less zinc than teff. Teff has 1.11mg of zinc, while dandelion greens have 0.41mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Teff, cooked and Dandelion greens, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 56% 35% 116% 57% 11% 28% 9.9% 45% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +170.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +736.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +281.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +271%
Contains more IronIron +51.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14%
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 117% 0% 169% 69% 48% 60% 15% 5% 58% 0% 1946% 20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +687.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Dandelion greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 778.4µg 649%
Manganese 2.86mg 0.342mg 109%
Vitamin A 0µg 508µg 56%
Vitamin C 35mg 39%
Vitamin E 3.44mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.26mg 17%
Calcium 49mg 187mg 14%
Iron 2.05mg 3.1mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.251mg 12%
Potassium 107mg 397mg 9%
Phosphorus 120mg 66mg 8%
Copper 0.226mg 0.171mg 6%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.41mg 6%
Choline 35.3mg 6%
Carbs 19.86g 9.2g 4%
Calories 101kcal 45kcal 3%
Magnesium 50mg 36mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 3.5g 3%
Sodium 8mg 76mg 3%
Protein 3.87g 2.7g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Folate 18µg 27µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.306g 2%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.806mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.17g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.8g 6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 261kcal 167kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 99g 222g N/A
Fats 0.65g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 5.7g N/A
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
3% 9% 86% 2%
Protein: 2.7 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 9.2 g
Water: 85.6 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +115.9%
Contains more WaterWater +14.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.7g

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients
  2. Dandelion greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169226/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.