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Teff vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and marshmallow different?

  • Teff is higher than marshmallow in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B2.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 401% more than marshmallow.
  • Teff contains 390 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. Teff contains 0.39mg of vitamin B1, while marshmallow contains 0.001mg.

Teff, uncooked and Candies, marshmallows 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
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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +9100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8440%
Contains more IronIron +3217.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +735.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +8975%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5262.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +115400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +158.8%

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% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4211.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18740%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15966.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +13000%
~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 Marshmallow DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.008mg 401%
Iron 7.63mg 0.23mg 93%
Copper 0.81mg 0.097mg 79%
Phosphorus 429mg 8mg 60%
Magnesium 184mg 2mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.003mg 37%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.04mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.001mg 32%
Fiber 8g 0.1g 32%
Protein 13.3g 1.8g 23%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.078mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.001mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.005mg 19%
Calcium 180mg 3mg 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Potassium 427mg 5mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.047g 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 1.7µg 5%
Sodium 12mg 80mg 3%
Carbs 73.13g 81.3g 3%
Fats 2.38g 0.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.056g 2%
Choline 13.1mg 0.1mg 2%
Calories 367kcal 318kcal 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.08g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 57.56g N/A
Folate 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.017mg 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
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +638.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1090%
Contains more OtherOther +690%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.2%
Contains more WaterWater +85.9%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +636.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2178.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.5%

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.