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Chicken fingers vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken fingers and teff

  • Chicken fingers have more vitamin B3 and selenium, while teff has more manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 392% more than chicken fingers.
  • Chicken fingers contain 64 times more sodium than teff. While chicken fingers contain 769mg of sodium, teff contains only 12mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, chicken tenders 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 20% 5.1% 33% 27% 23% 19% 121% 100% 30% 95%
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 SeleniumSelenium +297.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +557.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +958.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.5%
Contains more IronIron +945.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1073.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +411.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3952.6%

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 3.7% 1% 63% 3% 28% 41% 154% 75% 98% 20% 20% 14% 24%
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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 +3862.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +321.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +233.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken fingers Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.228mg 9.24mg 392%
Iron 0.73mg 7.63mg 86%
Copper 0.069mg 0.81mg 82%
Magnesium 28mg 184mg 37%
Sodium 769mg 12mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.783g 1.071g 31%
Vitamin B3 8.217mg 3.363mg 30%
Zinc 0.71mg 3.63mg 27%
Fiber 1.2g 8g 27%
Selenium 17.5µg 4.4µg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.11mg 0.39mg 23%
Vitamin E 3.17mg 0.08mg 21%
Phosphorus 282mg 429mg 21%
Carbs 17.25g 73.13g 19%
Fats 13.95g 2.38g 18%
Calcium 17mg 180mg 16%
Cholesterol 48mg 16%
Protein 19.22g 13.3g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.83g 0.589g 11%
Saturated fat 2.493g 0.449g 9%
Starch 17.03g 36.56g 8%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.179mg 0.27mg 7%
Choline 43.7mg 13.1mg 6%
Vitamin B5 1.244mg 0.942mg 6%
Vitamin K 8µg 1.9µg 5%
Folate 19µg 5%
Calories 271kcal 367kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.426mg 0.482mg 4%
Potassium 373mg 427mg 2%
Fructose 0g 0.47g 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 16.05g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 1.84g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.052g N/A
Tryptophan 0.222mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.803mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.845mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.553mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 1.616mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.518mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.437mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.908mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.655mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.211g 0.135g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.439g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 14% 17% 47% 3%
Protein: 19.22 g
Fats: 13.95 g
Carbs: 17.25 g
Water: 46.64 g
Other: 2.94 g
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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 ProteinProtein +44.5%
Contains more FatsFats +486.1%
Contains more WaterWater +428.8%
Contains more OtherOther +24.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +323.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 37% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.493 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.83 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.783 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +720%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +440%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98% 2%
Starch: 17.03 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 StarchStarch +114.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +55%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Chicken fingers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173321/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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