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Teff vs. Hot chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between teff and hot chocolate?

  • Teff is richer than hot chocolate in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, fiber, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 401% more.
  • Teff has 25 times more vitamin B3 than hot chocolate. While teff has 3.363mg of vitamin B3, hot chocolate has only 0.133mg.

We used Teff, uncooked and Milk, chocolate beverage, hot cocoa, homemade types in this article.

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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
10
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% 34% 17% 16% 34% 17% 45% 5.7% 1.7% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.8%
Contains more IronIron +1716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +686.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +476.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +308.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +70976.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63%

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
7
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 0.67% 17% 0.6% 17% 9.8% 42% 2.5% 20% 9.2% 61% 0.5% 3.8% 8.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +187.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1105%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +850%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Hot chocolate DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.013mg 401%
Iron 7.63mg 0.42mg 90%
Copper 0.81mg 0.103mg 79%
Phosphorus 429mg 105mg 46%
Magnesium 184mg 23mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.04mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.039mg 29%
Fiber 8g 1g 28%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.63mg 27%
Carbs 73.13g 10.74g 21%
Vitamin B12 0.49µg 20%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.133mg 20%
Protein 13.3g 3.52g 20%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calories 367kcal 77kcal 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.328mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.182mg 7%
Calcium 180mg 114mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.084g 7%
Potassium 427mg 197mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 51µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Vitamin D 45IU 6%
Saturated fat 0.449g 1.431g 4%
Selenium 4.4µg 2.7µg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.2µg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Folate 5µg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 0.01g 1%
Sodium 12mg 44mg 1%
Fats 2.38g 2.34g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 65.13g 9.74g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 9.66g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Trans fat 0.078g N/A
Choline 13.1mg 15.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.677g 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.095mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.169mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.305mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.201mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.067mg 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
4% 2% 11% 82%
Protein: 3.52 g
Fats: 2.34 g
Carbs: 10.74 g
Water: 82.45 g
Other: 0.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +277.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +580.9%
Contains more OtherOther +149.5%
Contains more WaterWater +834.8%
~equal in Fats ~2.34g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.431 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.677 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.084 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1175%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
3
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
52% 48%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 5 g
Glucose: 0.01 g
Fructose: 0.01 g
Lactose: 4.63 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0.01 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +7200%
Contains more FructoseFructose +4600%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +706.5%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
~equal in Maltose ~0.01g

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. Hot chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171277/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.