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Oats vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between oats and teff

  • Teff contains less manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B1, copper, iron, fiber, magnesium, zinc, folate, and potassium than oats.
  • Oats' daily need coverage for manganese is 89% higher.
  • Teff contains 4 times less phosphorus than oats. Oats contain 523mg of phosphorus, while teff contains 120mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Oats 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.
Oats
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Teff
0
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 +254%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +300.9%
Contains more IronIron +130.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +177%
Contains more ZincZinc +257.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +335.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.9%
~equal in Calcium ~49mg
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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.
Oats
5
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% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
Teff
0
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 B1Vitamin B1 +316.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +321.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +22.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +211.1%
~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
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oats Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 2.86mg 89%
Phosphorus 523mg 120mg 58%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0.183mg 48%
Copper 0.626mg 0.226mg 44%
Iron 4.72mg 2.05mg 33%
Fiber 10.6g 2.8g 31%
Magnesium 177mg 50mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 27%
Protein 16.89g 3.87g 26%
Zinc 3.97mg 1.11mg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 17%
Carbs 66.27g 19.86g 15%
Calories 389kcal 101kcal 14%
Fats 6.9g 0.65g 10%
Folate 56µg 18µg 10%
Potassium 429mg 107mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.033mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.217g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.097mg 2%
Calcium 54mg 49mg 1%
Net carbs 55.67g 17.06g N/A
Sodium 2mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.909mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
4
17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 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 +336.4%
Contains more FatsFats +961.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +233.7%
Contains more OtherOther +149.3%
Contains more WaterWater +811.6%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/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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