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Teff vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between teff and dough

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc, while dough has more selenium and vitamin B1.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 377% higher.
  • Dough contains 6 times less magnesium than teff. Teff contains 184mg of magnesium, while dough contains 32mg.
  • The amount of sodium in teff is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Teff, uncooked and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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
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%
Dough
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +246.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +265%
Contains more IronIron +95.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +432.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +249%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +308.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1501.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +550%

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
4
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%
Dough
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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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +350.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +171.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +63.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +162.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +82.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Dough DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.577mg 377%
Copper 0.81mg 0.152mg 73%
Iron 7.63mg 3.91mg 47%
Phosphorus 429mg 105mg 46%
Selenium 4.4µg 28.6µg 44%
Magnesium 184mg 32mg 36%
Folate 123µg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.107mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.71mg 27%
Sodium 12mg 602mg 26%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.04mg 24%
Fiber 8g 2.2g 23%
Calcium 180mg 52mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.427mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.455mg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 4.817mg 9%
Potassium 427mg 117mg 9%
Carbs 73.13g 51.88g 7%
Protein 13.3g 10.75g 5%
Calories 367kcal 272kcal 5%
Starch 36.56g 44.23g 3%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.21mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.7µg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 8mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.362g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.855g 1%
Fats 2.38g 2.42g 0%
Net carbs 65.13g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 4.62g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.529g 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 0.47g 0.51g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
3
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
Dough
2
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +41%
Contains more OtherOther +21.5%
Contains more WaterWater +274.1%
~equal in Fats ~2.42g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
3
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Dough
0
30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +25.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Dough
3
91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +82.5%
Contains more StarchStarch +21%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +36900%
~equal in Fructose ~0.51g
~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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/nutrients
  2. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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