Teff vs. Groat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between teff and groat
- Teff has more manganese, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, calcium, and phosphorus; however, groat is richer in copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and magnesium.
- Teff covers your daily manganese needs 345% more than groat.
- Groat has 10 times less calcium than teff. Teff has 180mg of calcium, while groat has 18mg.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Teff, uncooked and Buckwheat.
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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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +900% |
Contains more IronIron | +246.8% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +51.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +23.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +610.8% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +25.5% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +35.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -91.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +88.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +286.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +129.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +57.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +108.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +30.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 9.24mg | 1.3mg | 345% |
Iron | 7.63mg | 2.2mg | 68% |
Copper | 0.81mg | 1.1mg | 32% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.101mg | 24% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.363mg | 7.02mg | 23% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.482mg | 0.21mg | 21% |
Calcium | 180mg | 18mg | 16% |
Starch | 36.56g | 15% | |
Phosphorus | 429mg | 347mg | 12% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.27mg | 0.425mg | 12% |
Zinc | 3.63mg | 2.4mg | 11% |
Magnesium | 184mg | 231mg | 11% |
Fiber | 8g | 10g | 8% |
Folate | 30µg | 8% | |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 8.3µg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.942mg | 1.233mg | 6% |
Choline | 13.1mg | 2% | |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 2% | |
Fats | 2.38g | 3.4g | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.589g | 1.04g | 1% |
Fructose | 0.47g | 1% | |
Saturated fat | 0.449g | 0.741g | 1% |
Calories | 367kcal | 343kcal | 1% |
Potassium | 427mg | 460mg | 1% |
Carbs | 73.13g | 71.5g | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
Protein | 13.3g | 13.25g | 0% |
Net carbs | 65.13g | 61.5g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.84g | N/A | |
Sodium | 12mg | 1mg | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.071g | 1.039g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.139mg | 0.192mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.51mg | 0.506mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.501mg | 0.498mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.068mg | 0.832mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.376mg | 0.672mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.428mg | 0.172mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.698mg | 0.52mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.686mg | 0.678mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.301mg | 0.309mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.135g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more OtherOther | +12.9% |
Contains more FatsFats | +42.9% |
Contains more WaterWater | +10.5% |
~equal in
Protein
~13.25g
~equal in
Carbs
~71.5g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -39.4% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +76.6% |
~equal in
Polyunsaturated fat
~1.039g