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Porridge vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between porridge and teff

  • Porridge has less manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 402% more than porridge.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals, CREAM OF WHEAT, regular (10 minute), cooked with water, without salt 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 3.6% 26% 1.4% 140% 13% 3.5% 6.4% 0.78% 0% 15%
Teff
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 less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3580%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2568.8%
Contains more IronIron +104%
Contains more CopperCopper +1925%
Contains more ZincZinc +2692.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2760%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.4% 14% 5.8% 9.8% 4.3% 3% 0% 0.25% 9%
Teff
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.6% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +609.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +980%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1226.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3607.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Porridge Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0mg 9.24mg 402%
Copper 0.04mg 0.81mg 86%
Phosphorus 15mg 429mg 59%
Iron 3.74mg 7.63mg 49%
Magnesium 5mg 184mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.013mg 0.482mg 36%
Zinc 0.13mg 3.63mg 32%
Fiber 0.5g 8g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.39mg 28%
Protein 1.44g 13.3g 24%
Carbs 10.52g 73.13g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.27mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0.52mg 3.363mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.071mg 0.942mg 17%
Calories 50kcal 367kcal 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Potassium 16mg 427mg 12%
Calcium 87mg 180mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.114g 1.071g 6%
Fats 0.21g 2.38g 3%
Selenium 2.8µg 4.4µg 3%
Folate 12µg 3%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 1.9µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.033g 0.449g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 0.589g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.9g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 347kcal 276kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 200g 27g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 4.3 3.7 N/A
Net carbs 10.02g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 0.03g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 6mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.045mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.063mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.11mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.078mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 1.44 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 10.52 g
Water: 87.61 g
Other: 0.22 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 WaterWater +893.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +823.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1033.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +595.2%
Contains more OtherOther +977.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 16% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.033 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.114 g
Teff
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2003.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +839.5%

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. Porridge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171657/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.