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Pound cake vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pound cake and teff

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B1 than pound cake.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 397% more.
  • Pound cake contains 11 times more saturated fat than teff. Pound cake contains 4.811g of saturated fat, while teff contains 0.449g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen) 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 5.7% 14% 13% 56% 14% 12% 60% 49% 14% 27%
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 more SeleniumSelenium +13.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +186.6%
Contains more IronIron +415.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +1828.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +744.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +206.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8300%

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% 23% 13% 12% 43% 57% 30% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 32% 36%
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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +400.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +94.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1238.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pound cake Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.11mg 9.24mg 397%
Copper 0.042mg 0.81mg 85%
Iron 1.48mg 7.63mg 77%
Magnesium 8mg 184mg 42%
Phosphorus 140mg 429mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.482mg 34%
Fiber 0.6g 8g 30%
Zinc 0.43mg 3.63mg 29%
Cholesterol 66mg 22%
Saturated fat 4.811g 0.449g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.173mg 0.39mg 18%
Fats 13.96g 2.38g 18%
Protein 5g 13.3g 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.419g 1.071g 16%
Sodium 377mg 12mg 16%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 15%
Threonine 153mg 0.51mg 15%
Calcium 47mg 180mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.615mg 3.363mg 11%
Folate 42µg 11%
Choline 65.6mg 13.1mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.485mg 0.942mg 9%
Vitamin A 70µg 0µg 8%
Potassium 149mg 427mg 8%
Starch 17.36g 36.56g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.02g 0.589g 6%
Carbs 53.64g 73.13g 6%
Vitamin D 0.8µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.65mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin D 34IU 4%
Vitamin B2 0.249mg 0.27mg 2%
Calories 353kcal 367kcal 1%
Selenium 5µg 4.4µg 1%
Net carbs 53.04g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 33.36g 1.84g N/A
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.192g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.139mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.204mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.397mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.239mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.301mg 0%
Fructose 0.33g 0.47g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.372g 0.135g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.895g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 14% 54% 26%
Protein: 5 g
Fats: 13.96 g
Carbs: 53.64 g
Water: 25.87 g
Other: 1.53 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 FatsFats +486.6%
Contains more WaterWater +193.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +166%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.3%
Contains more OtherOther +54.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 27% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.811 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.419 g
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +412.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +219.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 60% 3%
Starch: 17.36 g
Sucrose: 30.68 g
Glucose: 0.75 g
Fructose: 0.33 g
Lactose: 1.27 g
Maltose: 0.33 g
Galactose: 0 g
Teff
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95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +4848.4%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +3200%
Contains more StarchStarch +110.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +42.4%
~equal in Glucose ~0.73g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Pound cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172704/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.

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