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Corn syrup vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between corn syrup and teff

  • Corn syrup contains less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3 than teff.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 397% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Syrups, corn, dark 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 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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +870.5%
Contains more IronIron +1962.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1428.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +8975%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +51.7%

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 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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3445.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16715%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3995.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5255.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg
~equal in Choline ~13.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.1mg 9.24mg 397%
Iron 0.37mg 7.63mg 91%
Copper 0.053mg 0.81mg 84%
Phosphorus 11mg 429mg 60%
Magnesium 8mg 184mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.482mg 36%
Zinc 0.04mg 3.63mg 33%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.39mg 32%
Protein 0g 13.3g 27%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 3.363mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.27mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0.942mg 18%
Calcium 18mg 180mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Potassium 44mg 427mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.071g 7%
Sodium 155mg 12mg 6%
Calories 286kcal 367kcal 4%
Fats 0g 2.38g 4%
Selenium 2.9µg 4.4µg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.9µg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.449g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Carbs 77.59g 73.13g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.589g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 77.59g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 77.59g 1.84g N/A
Choline 13.3mg 13.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

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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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 WaterWater +149.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +492.5%
~equal in Carbs ~73.13g

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/169747/nutrients

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

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