Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Teff vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Differences between teff and baking powder

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B1, while baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 570% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in teff is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Teff, uncooked and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

Infographic

Teff vs Baking powder infographic
Infographic link

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.
Teff
7
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +581.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2035%
Contains more CopperCopper +8000%
Contains more ZincZinc +36200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3164.4%
Contains more IronIron +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +410.7%

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.
Teff
8
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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 180mg 5876mg 570%
Sodium 12mg 10600mg 460%
Manganese 9.24mg 0.011mg 401%
Phosphorus 429mg 2191mg 252%
Copper 0.81mg 0.01mg 89%
Iron 7.63mg 11.02mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0mg 37%
Magnesium 184mg 27mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0mg 33%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.01mg 33%
Fiber 8g 0.2g 31%
Protein 13.3g 0g 27%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0mg 19%
Calories 367kcal 53kcal 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Carbs 73.13g 27.7g 15%
Potassium 427mg 20mg 12%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.2µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0g 7%
Fats 2.38g 0g 4%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 0g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164%
Contains more WaterWater +76.4%
Contains more OtherOther +2739.7%

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.