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Teff vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and marinara sauce different?

  • Teff is higher than marinara sauce in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 396% more than marinara sauce.
  • Teff contains 18 times more zinc than marinara sauce. Teff contains 3.63mg of zinc, while marinara sauce contains 0.2mg.

Teff, uncooked and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium types were used 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
Teff
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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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +922.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33.9%
Contains more IronIron +878.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1715%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1161.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +6644.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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
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%
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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1525%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +342.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +178.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +631.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.137mg 396%
Iron 7.63mg 0.78mg 86%
Copper 0.81mg 0.081mg 81%
Phosphorus 429mg 34mg 56%
Magnesium 184mg 18mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.024mg 31%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.2mg 31%
Fiber 8g 1.8g 25%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.173mg 24%
Protein 13.3g 1.41g 24%
Carbs 73.13g 8.06g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.061mg 16%
Calories 367kcal 51kcal 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 2.4mg 15%
Calcium 180mg 27mg 15%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 13.9µg 10%
Selenium 4.4µg 1.1µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.508g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 33µg 4%
Potassium 427mg 319mg 3%
Folate 13µg 3%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 3.917mg 3%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Fats 2.38g 1.48g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.377g 1%
Sodium 12mg 30mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 5.5g N/A
Choline 13.1mg 13.7mg 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
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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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +843.3%
Contains more FatsFats +60.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +807.3%
Contains more OtherOther +42.8%
Contains more WaterWater +890.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
Teff
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21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +110.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.1%

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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.