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Teff vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between teff and chicken meat

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B1, while chicken meat has more selenium and vitamin B3.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 401% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in teff is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Teff, uncooked and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.5%
Contains more IronIron +505.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1127.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +135.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +443.2%

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
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%
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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +519%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +26.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +403.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.03mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Chicken meat DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.02mg 401%
Copper 0.81mg 0.066mg 83%
Iron 7.63mg 1.26mg 80%
Magnesium 184mg 23mg 38%
Selenium 4.4µg 23.9µg 35%
Phosphorus 429mg 182mg 35%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 8.487mg 32%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Cholesterol 88mg 29%
Protein 13.3g 27.3g 28%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.063mg 27%
Carbs 73.13g 0g 24%
Calcium 180mg 15mg 17%
Fats 2.38g 13.6g 17%
Saturated fat 0.449g 3.79g 15%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.94mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 2.97g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 5.34g 12%
Choline 13.1mg 65.9mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.168mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.4mg 6%
Calories 367kcal 239kcal 6%
Potassium 427mg 223mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Sodium 12mg 82mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 1.03mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.27mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Sugar 1.84g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-777.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.3%
Contains more FatsFats +471.4%
Contains more WaterWater +574%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +806.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.3%

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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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.