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Teff vs. Rice noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between teff and rice noodles?

  • Rice noodles have less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, zinc, fiber, and vitamin B3 than teff.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 397% higher.
  • Teff has 80 times more vitamin B6 than rice noodles. Teff has 0.482mg of vitamin B6, while rice noodles have 0.006mg.

We used Teff, uncooked and Rice noodles, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 2.1% 1.2% 0.35% 5.3% 13% 6.8% 8.6% 2.5% 15% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +6033.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10575%
Contains more IronIron +5350%
Contains more CopperCopper +2031.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1352%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2045%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8005.3%
~equal in Selenium ~4.5µg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.6% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.6% 4.5% 0.92% 1.4% 0.66% 1.4% 0% 0% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6650%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4570.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8463.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +7933.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Rice noodles DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.114mg 397%
Iron 7.63mg 0.14mg 94%
Copper 0.81mg 0.038mg 86%
Phosphorus 429mg 20mg 58%
Magnesium 184mg 3mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.006mg 37%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.25mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.018mg 31%
Fiber 8g 1g 28%
Protein 13.3g 1.79g 23%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.072mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.004mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.011mg 19%
Calcium 180mg 4mg 18%
Carbs 73.13g 24.01g 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calories 367kcal 108kcal 13%
Potassium 427mg 4mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.023g 7%
Fats 2.38g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 1.6mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.023g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.026g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 1.7g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 276kcal 603kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 93g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.7 2.1 N/A
Net carbs 65.13g 23.01g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 0.03g N/A
Sodium 12mg 19mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 4.4µg 4.5µg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.022mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.147mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.095mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.045mg 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
2% 24% 74%
Protein: 1.79 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 24.01 g
Water: 73.82 g
Other: 0.18 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +643%
Contains more FatsFats +1090%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +204.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1216.7%
Contains more WaterWater +737%

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
32% 36% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.023 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2165.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4556.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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. Rice noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168914/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.