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Teff vs. Icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and icing

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3 than icing.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 402% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, uncooked and Frostings, vanilla, creamy, ready-to-eat.

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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%
Icing
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 3% 6% 0% 1.9% 7.7% 24% 0% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1155.9%
Contains more IronIron +4668.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +5085.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2283.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4300%

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
5
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%
Icing
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% 31% 0% 2.5% 70% 4.1% 3.3% 0% 0% 33% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1612.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +469.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1812.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +584.2%
~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 Icing DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0mg 402%
Iron 7.63mg 0.16mg 93%
Copper 0.81mg 0mg 90%
Phosphorus 429mg 18mg 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 7.951g 46%
Magnesium 184mg 1mg 44%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0mg 37%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.07mg 32%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.01mg 32%
Protein 13.3g 0g 27%
Fats 2.38g 16.23g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.22mg 20%
Calcium 180mg 3mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.055mg 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Potassium 427mg 34mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.449g 2.974g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 4.86g 11%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.53mg 10%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 13µg 9%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.1µg 8%
Sodium 12mg 184mg 7%
Calories 367kcal 418kcal 3%
Choline 13.1mg 2.3mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.302mg 2%
Folate 8µg 2%
Carbs 73.13g 67.89g 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 67.89g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 63.1g 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
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
Icing
2
16% 68% 15%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 16.23 g
Carbs: 67.89 g
Water: 15.07 g
Other: 0.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +192.6%
Contains more FatsFats +581.9%
Contains more WaterWater +70.9%
~equal in Carbs ~67.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
1
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Icing
2
19% 31% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.86 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.951 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +725.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +642.4%

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. Icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169620/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.