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Miso vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between miso and teff

  • Miso has more copper, vitamin B2, zinc, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and iron; however, teff is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Miso covers your daily sodium needs 162% more than teff.
  • Teff contains 7 times less vitamin B2 than miso. Miso contains 0.233mg of vitamin B2, while teff contains 0.033mg.
  • Teff has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Miso 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.
Miso
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
Teff
2
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 CalciumCalcium +16.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.3%
Contains more IronIron +21.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +130.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +32.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +232.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

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.
Miso
8
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% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
Teff
1
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +606.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +86.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.909mg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Miso Teff DV% diff.
Sodium 3728mg 8mg 162%
Manganese 0.859mg 2.86mg 87%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Copper 0.42mg 0.226mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.884g 19%
Protein 12.79g 3.87g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.033mg 15%
Zinc 2.56mg 1.11mg 13%
Choline 72.2mg 13%
Selenium 7µg 13%
Fiber 5.4g 2.8g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.199mg 0.097mg 8%
Fructose 6g 8%
Fats 6.01g 0.65g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.183mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.337mg 7%
Phosphorus 159mg 120mg 6%
Iron 2.49mg 2.05mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.025g 5%
Calories 198kcal 101kcal 5%
Potassium 210mg 107mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.118g 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 25.37g 19.86g 2%
Calcium 57mg 49mg 1%
Net carbs 19.97g 17.06g N/A
Magnesium 48mg 50mg 0%
Sugar 6.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.906mg 0.909mg 0%
Folate 19µg 18µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.479mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.508mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.82mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.478mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.486mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.243mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
4
13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Teff
1
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 +230.5%
Contains more FatsFats +824.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1756.5%
Contains more WaterWater +74.2%

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/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.