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Chow mein vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chow mein and teff?

  • Chow mein is richer in iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, and phosphorus, yet teff is richer in copper.
  • Chow mein's daily need coverage for sodium is 51% higher.
  • Chow mein has 13 times more vitamin B2 than teff. Chow mein has 0.421mg of vitamin B2, while teff has 0.033mg.
  • Teff contains less sodium.

We used Noodles, chinese, chow mein and Teff, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 37% 6% 11% 177% 56% 38% 69% 153% 0% 235%
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 PotassiumPotassium +12.1%
Contains more IronIron +130.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +145%
Contains more CopperCopper +35.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

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% 0% 46% 0% 145% 97% 112% 32% 25% 0% 3.5% 80% 4.7%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1175.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +554.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +488.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chow mein Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 124%
Selenium 43µg 78%
Sodium 1174mg 8mg 51%
Iron 4.73mg 2.05mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.578mg 0.183mg 33%
Vitamin B3 5.95mg 0.909mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.421mg 0.033mg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.571g 24%
Fats 15.43g 0.65g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.929g 22%
Folate 106µg 18µg 22%
Calories 475kcal 101kcal 19%
Carbs 72.8g 19.86g 18%
Vitamin E 2.3mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.229g 10%
Protein 8.11g 3.87g 8%
Copper 0.167mg 0.226mg 7%
Phosphorus 161mg 120mg 6%
Fiber 3.7g 2.8g 4%
Zinc 1.4mg 1.11mg 3%
Calcium 20mg 49mg 3%
Choline 8.7mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.097mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 69.1g 17.06g N/A
Magnesium 52mg 50mg 0%
Potassium 120mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 5.71g N/A
Trans fat 0.8g N/A
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
8% 15% 73% 2%
Protein: 8.11 g
Fats: 15.43 g
Carbs: 72.8 g
Water: 1.18 g
Other: 2.48 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 +109.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2273.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +266.6%
Contains more OtherOther +259.4%
Contains more WaterWater +6250%

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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. Chow mein - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168905/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.