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Chocolate cake vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chocolate cake and teff

  • Chocolate cake has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B12; however, teff has more manganese and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 112% higher.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than chocolate cake.

Food types used in this article are Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting and Teff, cooked.

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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 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +27.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +60.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +921.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.226mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
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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% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +545.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate cake Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.28mg 2.86mg 112%
Saturated fat 5.43g 25%
Choline 128.4mg 23%
Fats 15.1g 0.65g 22%
Selenium 11.9µg 22%
Cholesterol 58mg 0mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.761g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 6.039g 15%
Calories 371kcal 101kcal 14%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.033mg 14%
Sodium 315mg 8mg 13%
Carbs 53.4g 19.86g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0µg 7%
Iron 1.61mg 2.05mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Fiber 1.6g 2.8g 5%
Zinc 0.69mg 1.11mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 50mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.183mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.097mg 4%
Protein 5.3g 3.87g 3%
Folate 27µg 18µg 2%
Phosphorus 106mg 120mg 2%
Copper 0.207mg 0.226mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.137mg 0.909mg 1%
Calcium 60mg 49mg 1%
Potassium 140mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 51.8g 17.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.068mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.202mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.24mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.407mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.268mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.116mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.265mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.12mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +37%
Contains more FatsFats +2223.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +168.9%
Contains more OtherOther +160.9%
Contains more WaterWater +207.1%

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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. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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