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Teff vs. Agave nectar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between teff and agave nectar

  • Agave nectar contains less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and calcium than teff.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 402% higher.
  • Agave nectar has 429 times less phosphorus than teff. Teff has 429mg of phosphorus, while agave nectar has 1mg.

Food types used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Sweetener, syrup, agave.

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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 0.71% 0.3% 0.35% 3.4% 3% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 0.65% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10575%
Contains more IronIron +8377.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +8900%
Contains more ZincZinc +36200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +42800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +158.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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
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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 57% 2.7% 20% 0% 31% 38% 13% 0% 54% 0% 56% 23% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +219.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +388.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +106%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1084.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Agave nectar DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.005mg 402%
Iron 7.63mg 0.09mg 94%
Copper 0.81mg 0.009mg 89%
Fructose 0.47g 55.6g 69%
Phosphorus 429mg 1mg 61%
Magnesium 184mg 1mg 44%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.01mg 33%
Fiber 8g 0.2g 31%
Protein 13.3g 0.09g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.122mg 22%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.234mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 19%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Calcium 180mg 1mg 18%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 22.5µg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.689mg 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Potassium 427mg 4mg 12%
Folate 30µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.165mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0g 7%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.98mg 6%
Selenium 4.4µg 1.7µg 5%
Calories 367kcal 310kcal 3%
Fats 2.38g 0.45g 3%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 8µg 1%
Carbs 73.13g 76.37g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 76.17g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 68.03g N/A
Sodium 12mg 4mg 0%
Choline 13.1mg 13.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 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
76% 23%
Protein: 0.09 g
Fats: 0.45 g
Carbs: 76.37 g
Water: 22.94 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14677.8%
Contains more FatsFats +428.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1480%
Contains more WaterWater +160.1%
~equal in Carbs ~76.37g

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
18% 82%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 12.43 g
Fructose: 55.6 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1602.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +11729.8%
~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. Agave nectar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170277/nutrients

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

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