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Couscous vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between couscous and teff

  • Couscous has less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, and fiber.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 121% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Couscous, cooked and Teff, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Teff
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 less SodiumSodium -37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +512.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +84.5%
Contains more IronIron +439.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +451.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +326.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +445.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3304.8%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 2.6% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11%
Teff
Teff
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +90.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +20%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.909mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Couscous Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.084mg 2.86mg 121%
Selenium 27.5µg 50%
Iron 0.38mg 2.05mg 21%
Copper 0.041mg 0.226mg 21%
Phosphorus 22mg 120mg 14%
Magnesium 8mg 50mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.183mg 10%
Zinc 0.26mg 1.11mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.371mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 2.8g 6%
Calcium 8mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.051mg 0.097mg 4%
Calories 112kcal 101kcal 1%
Fats 0.16g 0.65g 1%
Carbs 23.22g 19.86g 1%
Potassium 58mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Folate 15µg 18µg 1%
Choline 3.3mg 1%
Protein 3.79g 3.87g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3.4g 3.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 296kcal 261kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 89g 99g N/A
Net carbs 21.82g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 5mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.033mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.983mg 0.909mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.022g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.064g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.1mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.259mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.184mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.162mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Teff
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 +16.9%
Contains more FatsFats +306.3%
~equal in Protein ~3.87g
~equal in Water ~74.93g

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.