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Corn syrup vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn syrup and teff

  • Corn syrup has less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 120% more.
  • Corn syrup has 19 times more sodium than teff. Corn syrup has 155mg of sodium, while teff has 8mg.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index than teff.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Syrups, corn, dark 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
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 SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +143.2%
Contains more IronIron +454.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +326.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2675%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +990.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2760%

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% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1563.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4445%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +977.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.1mg 2.86mg 120%
Iron 0.37mg 2.05mg 21%
Carbs 77.59g 19.86g 19%
Copper 0.053mg 0.226mg 19%
Phosphorus 11mg 120mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.183mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Magnesium 8mg 50mg 10%
Zinc 0.04mg 1.11mg 10%
Calories 286kcal 101kcal 9%
Protein 0g 3.87g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.097mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 0.909mg 6%
Sodium 155mg 8mg 6%
Folate 0µg 18µg 5%
Selenium 2.9µg 5%
Calcium 18mg 49mg 3%
Potassium 44mg 107mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.033mg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Fats 0g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 77.59g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 77.59g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 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
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 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 CarbsCarbs +290.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +240.4%
Contains more OtherOther +72.5%

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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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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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