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Teff vs. Soy milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and soy milk

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3 than soy milk.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 392% more.
  • Teff contains 30 times more zinc than soy milk. Teff contains 3.63mg of zinc, while soy milk contains 0.12mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, uncooked and Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified.

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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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +636%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +620%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +261.9%
Contains more IronIron +1092.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +532.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +2925%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +725%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4043.5%
~equal in Selenium ~4.8µg

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%
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% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +291.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +555.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +152.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +526%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +57.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.2%
~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 milk DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.223mg 392%
Iron 7.63mg 0.64mg 87%
Copper 0.81mg 0.128mg 76%
Phosphorus 429mg 52mg 54%
Magnesium 184mg 25mg 38%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.12mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.077mg 31%
Fiber 8g 0.6g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.06mg 28%
Carbs 73.13g 6.28g 22%
Protein 13.3g 3.27g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.513mg 18%
Calories 367kcal 54kcal 16%
Calcium 180mg 25mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.069mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.373mg 11%
Potassium 427mg 118mg 9%
Folate 18µg 5%
Sodium 12mg 51mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 23.6mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Selenium 4.4µg 4.8µg 1%
Fats 2.38g 1.75g 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 3µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.205g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.961g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 5.68g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 3.99g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.11mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.401g 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.061mg 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
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +306.7%
Contains more FatsFats +36%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1064.5%
Contains more OtherOther +264.6%
Contains more WaterWater +898.3%

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
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +11.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.3%

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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.