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Molasses vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between molasses and teff?

  • Molasses are higher in magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, iron, copper, and calcium, yet teff is higher in manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and fiber.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 58% more.
  • Molasses have 14 times more potassium than teff. While molasses have 1464mg of potassium, teff has only 107mg.

We used Molasses and Teff, cooked types in this article.

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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 173% 62% 129% 177% 162% 7.9% 13% 4.8% 200% 97%
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 +384%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +318.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1268.2%
Contains more IronIron +130.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +287.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.9%

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% 0% 0% 10% 0.46% 17% 48% 155% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +590.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +346.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1550%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.909mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Molasses Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 1.53mg 2.86mg 58%
Magnesium 242mg 50mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.67mg 0.097mg 44%
Potassium 1464mg 107mg 40%
Iron 4.72mg 2.05mg 33%
Selenium 17.8µg 32%
Copper 0.487mg 0.226mg 29%
Carbs 74.73g 19.86g 18%
Fructose 12.79g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.804mg 16%
Calcium 205mg 49mg 16%
Phosphorus 31mg 120mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.183mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Calories 290kcal 101kcal 9%
Protein 0g 3.87g 8%
Zinc 0.29mg 1.11mg 7%
Folate 0µg 18µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.002mg 0.033mg 2%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Sodium 37mg 8mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 74.73g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 74.72g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.93mg 0.909mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 74.73 g
Water: 21.87 g
Other: 3.3 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 CarbsCarbs +276.3%
Contains more OtherOther +378.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +550%
Contains more WaterWater +242.6%

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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. Molasses - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168820/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.

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