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Maple syrup vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between maple syrup and teff

  • Maple syrup has more vitamin B2; however, teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 275% more than maple syrup.
  • Teff contains 5 times less vitamin B2 than maple syrup. Maple syrup contains 1.27mg of vitamin B2, while teff contains 0.27mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Syrups, maple 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 15% 31% 19% 4.1% 6% 40% 0.86% 1.6% 379% 3.3%
Teff
9
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +776.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +101.4%
Contains more IronIron +6836.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +4400%
Contains more ZincZinc +146.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21350%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +217.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +633.3%
~equal in Sodium ~12mg

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% 17% 293% 1.5% 2.2% 0.46% 0% 0% 0% 0.87%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +370.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +490.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4051.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +24000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +718.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple syrup Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 2.908mg 9.24mg 275%
Iron 0.11mg 7.63mg 94%
Copper 0.018mg 0.81mg 88%
Vitamin B2 1.27mg 0.27mg 77%
Phosphorus 2mg 429mg 61%
Magnesium 21mg 184mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.482mg 37%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Protein 0.04g 13.3g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.066mg 0.39mg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.081mg 3.363mg 21%
Zinc 1.47mg 3.63mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.036mg 0.942mg 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calcium 102mg 180mg 8%
Selenium 0.6µg 4.4µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 1.071g 7%
Potassium 212mg 427mg 6%
Calories 260kcal 367kcal 5%
Fats 0.06g 2.38g 4%
Carbs 67.04g 73.13g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.9µg 2%
Choline 1.6mg 13.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.007g 0.449g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.589g 1%
Net carbs 67.04g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 60.46g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 12mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Fructose 0.52g 0.47g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 32%
Protein: 0.04 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 67.04 g
Water: 32.39 g
Other: 0.47 g
Teff
4
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 +267.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33150%
Contains more FatsFats +3866.7%
Contains more OtherOther +404.3%
~equal in Carbs ~73.13g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.007 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
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 -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5254.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6200%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
96% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 58.32 g
Glucose: 1.6 g
Fructose: 0.52 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Teff
2
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 +9306.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +119.2%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~0.47g
~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. Maple syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169661/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.