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Cinnamon vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cinnamon and teff

  • Cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, calcium, and vitamin K; however, teff is richer in copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Cinnamon's daily need coverage for manganese is 358% more.
  • Cinnamon contains 16 times more vitamin K than teff. Cinnamon contains 31.2µg of vitamin K, while teff contains 1.9µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Spices, cinnamon, ground 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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
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 more CalciumCalcium +456.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +89%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +206.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +570.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +41.9%
~equal in Potassium ~427mg
~equal in Iron ~7.63mg

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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Teff
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1542.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1672.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +558.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +163.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +205.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cinnamon Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 17.466mg 9.24mg 358%
Fiber 53.1g 8g 180%
Calcium 1002mg 180mg 82%
Phosphorus 64mg 429mg 52%
Copper 0.339mg 0.81mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.39mg 31%
Magnesium 60mg 184mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.158mg 0.482mg 25%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 1.9µg 24%
Protein 3.99g 13.3g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.041mg 0.27mg 18%
Zinc 1.83mg 3.63mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.08mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 1.332mg 3.363mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 0.942mg 12%
Iron 8.32mg 7.63mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 1.071g 7%
Calories 247kcal 367kcal 6%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 4%
Vitamin A 15µg 0µg 2%
Selenium 3.1µg 4.4µg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Fats 1.24g 2.38g 2%
Carbs 80.59g 73.13g 2%
Fructose 1.11g 0.47g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 0.589g 1%
Net carbs 27.49g 65.13g N/A
Potassium 431mg 427mg 0%
Sugar 2.17g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 10mg 12mg 0%
Choline 11mg 13.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.345g 0.449g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.136mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.253mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.078mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.146mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.224mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.117mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Teff
Teff
2
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 +20%
Contains more OtherOther +51.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +233.3%
Contains more FatsFats +91.9%
~equal in Carbs ~73.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.345 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.068 g
Teff
Teff
2
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 -23.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +139.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1475%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 51%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.02 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 1.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Teff
Teff
3
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 GlucoseGlucose +42.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +136.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3000%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/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.