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Teff vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and soft serve different?

  • Teff is higher than soft serve in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B1, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 402% more than soft serve.
  • Teff contains 36 times more iron than soft serve. Teff contains 7.63mg of iron, while soft serve contains 0.21mg.
  • Teff is lower in saturated fat.

Teff, uncooked and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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
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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +141.2%
Contains more IronIron +3533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2600%
Contains more ZincZinc +598.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +269.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +46.7%

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
6
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +695.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3440%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +904.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +662.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +98.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Soft serve DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.005mg 402%
Iron 7.63mg 0.21mg 93%
Copper 0.81mg 0.03mg 87%
Phosphorus 429mg 116mg 45%
Magnesium 184mg 12mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.048mg 33%
Saturated fat 0.449g 7.46g 32%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Fiber 8g 0.7g 29%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.049mg 28%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.52mg 28%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.095mg 20%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Protein 13.3g 4.1g 18%
Carbs 73.13g 22.2g 17%
Fats 2.38g 13g 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.506mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 3.49g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.182mg 7%
Calories 367kcal 222kcal 7%
Potassium 427mg 177mg 7%
Calcium 180mg 131mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.46g 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.61mg 4%
Selenium 4.4µg 3µg 3%
Folate 9µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 26mg 2%
Sodium 12mg 61mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +224.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +229.4%
Contains more OtherOther +163.3%
Contains more FatsFats +446.2%
Contains more WaterWater +578%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +132.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +492.5%

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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.