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Teff vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between teff and soy sauce

  • Soy sauce has less manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 357% more than soy sauce.
  • Soy sauce contains 19 times less copper than teff. Teff contains 0.81mg of copper, while soy sauce contains 0.043mg.
  • Teff has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu).

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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 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +148.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +445.5%
Contains more IronIron +426.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1783.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +317.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +158.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +807.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +780%
~equal in Potassium ~435mg

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% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1081.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +217.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +225.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +39.7%
~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 Soy sauce DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 1.018mg 357%
Sodium 12mg 5493mg 238%
Copper 0.81mg 0.043mg 85%
Iron 7.63mg 1.45mg 77%
Phosphorus 429mg 166mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.033mg 30%
Fiber 8g 0.8g 29%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.148mg 26%
Magnesium 184mg 74mg 26%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.87mg 25%
Carbs 73.13g 4.93g 23%
Calories 367kcal 53kcal 16%
Calcium 180mg 33mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.297mg 13%
Protein 13.3g 8.14g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.165mg 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.5µg 7%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 2.196mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.263g 5%
Folate 14µg 4%
Fats 2.38g 0.57g 3%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.073g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 0g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.088g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 18.3mg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 4.13g N/A
Potassium 427mg 435mg 0%
Sugar 1.84g 0.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.174mg 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
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +63.4%
Contains more FatsFats +317.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1383.4%
Contains more WaterWater +706.7%
Contains more OtherOther +541.8%

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
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +569.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +307.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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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
25% 75%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.3 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +520%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +143.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/nutrients

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

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