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Teff vs. Maple sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and maple sugar

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, maple sugar is richer in zinc.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 209% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, uncooked and Sugars, maple.

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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
8
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 14% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +868.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.8%
Contains more IronIron +373.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +718.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
Contains more ZincZinc +66.9%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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
8
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% 0% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1976.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8307.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1862.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15966.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +523.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Maple sugar DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 4.422mg 209%
Copper 0.81mg 0.099mg 79%
Iron 7.63mg 1.61mg 75%
Phosphorus 429mg 3mg 61%
Magnesium 184mg 19mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.003mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.009mg 32%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Protein 13.3g 0.1g 26%
Zinc 3.63mg 6.06mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.04mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.013mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.048mg 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calcium 180mg 90mg 9%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.8µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.1g 6%
Carbs 73.13g 90.9g 6%
Potassium 427mg 274mg 5%
Fats 2.38g 0.2g 3%
Choline 13.1mg 2.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.036g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.064g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Calories 367kcal 354kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 90.9g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 84.87g N/A
Sodium 12mg 11mg 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13200%
Contains more FatsFats +1090%
Contains more OtherOther +196.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.3%
~equal in Water ~8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +820.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +971%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92%

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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.