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Teff vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between teff and pilaf

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, and zinc; however, pilaf has more selenium and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 363% higher.
  • Pilaf has 7 times less fiber than teff. Teff has 8g of fiber, while pilaf has 1.2g.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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
9
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%
Pilaf
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +475%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.1%
Contains more IronIron +212.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +388%
Contains more ZincZinc +259.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +178.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +947.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +636.4%

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%
Pilaf
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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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +280%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +33.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Pilaf DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.882mg 363%
Copper 0.81mg 0.166mg 72%
Iron 7.63mg 2.44mg 65%
Sodium 12mg 1303mg 56%
Folate 212µg 53%
Selenium 4.4µg 32.4µg 51%
Phosphorus 429mg 154mg 39%
Magnesium 184mg 32mg 36%
Fiber 8g 1.2g 27%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.01mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.603mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 6.127mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.087mg 14%
Starch 36.56g 71.23g 14%
Calcium 180mg 83mg 10%
Potassium 427mg 188mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.4mg 6%
Protein 13.3g 10.42g 6%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.377g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.715mg 5%
Fats 2.38g 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.373g 1%
Choline 13.1mg 17.5mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.307g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 0g 1%
Carbs 73.13g 76.31g 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Calories 367kcal 359kcal 0%
Net carbs 65.13g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0%
Sugar 1.84g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.15mg 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
Pilaf
2
10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.6%
Contains more FatsFats +73.7%
Contains more OtherOther +62.9%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g
~equal in Water ~8.04g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Pilaf
1
29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
3
95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Pilaf
2
98%
Starch: 71.23 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.13 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +106.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +630%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +94.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +11200%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

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

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