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Fruitcake vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fruitcake and teff

  • Fruitcake has more vitamin B2, while teff has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 115% more than fruitcake.
  • Fruitcake contains 3 times more vitamin B2 than teff. While fruitcake contains 0.099mg of vitamin B2, teff contains only 0.033mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
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 +43%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +352%
Contains more ZincZinc +311.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1200%
~equal in Iron ~2.05mg

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.22mg 2.86mg 115%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 22%
Copper 0.05mg 0.226mg 20%
Carbs 61.6g 19.86g 14%
Fats 9.1g 0.65g 13%
Calories 324kcal 101kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.183mg 11%
Phosphorus 52mg 120mg 10%
Zinc 0.27mg 1.11mg 8%
Magnesium 16mg 50mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.048g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.033mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.097mg 4%
Selenium 2µg 4%
Fiber 3.7g 2.8g 4%
Sodium 101mg 8mg 4%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Calcium 33mg 49mg 2%
Protein 2.9g 3.87g 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Folate 20µg 18µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Potassium 153mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 0.909mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 17.06g N/A
Iron 2.07mg 2.05mg 0%
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 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 FatsFats +1300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +210.2%
Contains more OtherOther +59.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.4%
Contains more WaterWater +196.2%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.