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Millet flour vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between millet flour and teff

  • Millet flour has more copper, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, and folate; however, teff is richer in manganese.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 81% more than millet flour.
  • Teff has 7 times less vitamin B3 than millet flour. Millet flour has 6.02mg of vitamin B3, while teff has 0.909mg.
  • Millet flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of millet flour is 70, while the glycemic index of teff is 57.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Millet flour 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 85% 4.2% 20% 148% 178% 72% 122% 0.52% 131% 178%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +138%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.3%
Contains more IronIron +92.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +136.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +136.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185.4%

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% 2.2% 0% 103% 17% 113% 76% 86% 0% 2% 32% 0%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +562.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +283.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Millet flour Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 1.002mg 2.86mg 81%
Selenium 32.7µg 59%
Copper 0.535mg 0.226mg 34%
Vitamin B3 6.02mg 0.909mg 32%
Starch 69.88g 29%
Vitamin B5 1.267mg 25%
Phosphorus 285mg 120mg 24%
Iron 3.94mg 2.05mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.097mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 0.183mg 19%
Carbs 75.12g 19.86g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.618g 17%
Magnesium 119mg 50mg 16%
Protein 10.75g 3.87g 14%
Calories 382kcal 101kcal 14%
Zinc 2.63mg 1.11mg 14%
Folate 42µg 18µg 6%
Fats 4.25g 0.65g 6%
Calcium 14mg 49mg 4%
Fiber 3.5g 2.8g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.033mg 3%
Potassium 224mg 107mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.924g 2%
Saturated fat 0.536g 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 71.62g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 1.66g N/A
Sodium 4mg 8mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.473mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.584mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.257mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.549g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 4% 75% 9%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 4.25 g
Carbs: 75.12 g
Water: 8.67 g
Other: 1.21 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 ProteinProtein +177.8%
Contains more FatsFats +553.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +278.2%
Contains more OtherOther +75.4%
Contains more WaterWater +764.2%

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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. Millet flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172023/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.