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Chinese cuisine vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chinese cuisine and teff

  • Chinese cuisine has more vitamin K and vitamin A; however, teff is higher in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 395% more than chinese cuisine.
  • Teff contains 140 times less vitamin A than chinese cuisine. Chinese cuisine contains 1262IU of vitamin A, while teff contains 9IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Restaurant, Chinese, beef, and vegetables 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 11% 6.6% 18% 42% 16% 41% 33% 53% 19% 37%
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 +52.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1126.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +718.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.3%
Contains more IronIron +587.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1553.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +142%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +464.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6185.7%

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 39% 21% 16% 1.5% 8.3% 13% 25% 27% 37% 60% 128% 34% 19%
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 Vitamin EVitamin E +925%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2600%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +163.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +390.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +154.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +199.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chinese cuisine Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.147mg 9.24mg 395%
Copper 0.049mg 0.81mg 85%
Iron 1.11mg 7.63mg 82%
Phosphorus 76mg 429mg 50%
Vitamin K 51.3µg 1.9µg 41%
Magnesium 15mg 184mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.033mg 0.39mg 30%
Fiber 1.5g 8g 26%
Vitamin B6 0.161mg 0.482mg 25%
Carbs 7.29g 73.13g 22%
Vitamin B12 0.48µg 20%
Zinc 1.5mg 3.63mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.27mg 17%
Sodium 409mg 12mg 17%
Calcium 22mg 180mg 16%
Starch 1.82g 36.56g 14%
Calories 105kcal 367kcal 13%
Vitamin B3 1.32mg 3.363mg 13%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 13%
Protein 7.08g 13.3g 12%
Folate 45µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.443mg 0.942mg 10%
Vitamin A 63µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 204mg 427mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.13g 1.071g 7%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0.08mg 5%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Selenium 6.7µg 4.4µg 4%
Fats 5.3g 2.38g 4%
Choline 34.5mg 13.1mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.978g 0.449g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.217g 0.589g 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 5.79g 65.13g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Sugar 2.41g 1.84g N/A
Trans fat 0.058g N/A
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.313mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.314mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.525mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.552mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.158mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.317mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.327mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.207mg 0.301mg 0%
Fructose 0.55g 0.47g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.264g 0.135g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.803g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 7% 79%
Protein: 7.08 g
Fats: 5.3 g
Carbs: 7.29 g
Water: 78.82 g
Other: 1.51 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 FatsFats +122.7%
Contains more WaterWater +793.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +903.2%
Contains more OtherOther +57%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 28% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.978 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.217 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.13 g
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +106.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +98.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 28% 16% 13%
Starch: 1.82 g
Sucrose: 1.17 g
Glucose: 0.69 g
Fructose: 0.55 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 SucroseSucrose +88.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +17%
Contains more StarchStarch +1908.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~0.73g
~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. Chinese cuisine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168072/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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