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Fruitcake vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between fruitcake and teff

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B3 than fruitcake.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 392% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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 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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1050%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +445.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +179.1%
Contains more IronIron +268.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1520%
Contains more ZincZinc +1244.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +725%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120%

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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1025%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +325.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +316.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +947.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +47.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fruitcake Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.22mg 9.24mg 392%
Copper 0.05mg 0.81mg 84%
Iron 2.07mg 7.63mg 70%
Phosphorus 52mg 429mg 54%
Magnesium 16mg 184mg 40%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.482mg 34%
Zinc 0.27mg 3.63mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.39mg 28%
Protein 2.9g 13.3g 21%
Fiber 3.7g 8g 17%
Vitamin B3 0.791mg 3.363mg 16%
Calcium 33mg 180mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 1.071g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 0.942mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.099mg 0.27mg 13%
Fats 9.1g 2.38g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 0.589g 9%
Potassium 153mg 427mg 8%
Folate 20µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.08mg 5%
Sodium 101mg 12mg 4%
Carbs 61.6g 73.13g 4%
Selenium 2µg 4.4µg 4%
Saturated fat 1.048g 0.449g 3%
Calories 324kcal 367kcal 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Choline 8.9mg 13.1mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 57.9g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 27.42g 1.84g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1.9µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.102mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.121mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.206mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.121mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.059mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.14mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.144mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 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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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 FatsFats +282.4%
Contains more WaterWater +186.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +358.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.7%
Contains more OtherOther +115.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Teff
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21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +613.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.2%

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/169747/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.