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Teff vs. Millet raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and millet raw

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, phosphorus, zinc, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B6, potassium, and copper, while millet raw has more vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 331% more than millet raw.
  • Teff contains 23 times more calcium than millet raw. While teff contains 180mg of calcium, millet raw contains only 8mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, uncooked and Millet, raw.

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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
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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 81% 2.4% 17% 113% 250% 46% 122% 0.65% 213% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +119%
Contains more IronIron +153.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +466.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.75mg

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
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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% 1% 0% 105% 67% 89% 51% 89% 0% 2.3% 64% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +60%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +111.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +40.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.421mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.29mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.848mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Millet raw DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 1.632mg 331%
Iron 7.63mg 3.01mg 58%
Phosphorus 429mg 285mg 21%
Folate 85µg 21%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.68mg 18%
Magnesium 184mg 114mg 17%
Calcium 180mg 8mg 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 4.72mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.384mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 2.134g 7%
Potassium 427mg 195mg 7%
Copper 0.81mg 0.75mg 7%
Protein 13.3g 11.02g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.421mg 3%
Fats 2.38g 4.22g 3%
Selenium 4.4µg 2.7µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.29mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Fiber 8g 8.5g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.848mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.723g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Calories 367kcal 378kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.9µg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 64.35g N/A
Carbs 73.13g 72.85g 0%
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Sodium 12mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.05mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.773g 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.119mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.353mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.465mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 1.4mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.212mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.58mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.578mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.236mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
11% 4% 73% 9% 3%
Protein: 11.02 g
Fats: 4.22 g
Carbs: 72.85 g
Water: 8.67 g
Other: 3.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.7%
Contains more FatsFats +77.3%
Contains more OtherOther +36.7%
~equal in Carbs ~72.85g
~equal in Water ~8.67g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.723 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.773 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.134 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +99.3%

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. Millet raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169702/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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