Teff vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Summary of differences between teff and flour
- Teff has more manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, and fiber, while flour has more selenium and vitamin B1.
- Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 372% more than flour.
- Teff contains 11 times more vitamin B6 than flour. While teff contains 0.482mg of vitamin B6, flour contains only 0.044mg.
These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, uncooked and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +736.4% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1100% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +299.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +64.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +462.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +418.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +297.2% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1254.8% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -83.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +670.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +33.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +115.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +995.5% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +533.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +26% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +101.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +83% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +75.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 9.24mg | 0.682mg | 372% |
Copper | 0.81mg | 0.144mg | 74% |
Selenium | 4.4µg | 33.9µg | 54% |
Phosphorus | 429mg | 108mg | 46% |
Folate | 183µg | 46% | |
Magnesium | 184mg | 22mg | 39% |
Iron | 7.63mg | 4.64mg | 37% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.482mg | 0.044mg | 34% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.785mg | 33% |
Zinc | 3.63mg | 0.7mg | 27% |
Fiber | 8g | 2.7g | 21% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.27mg | 0.494mg | 17% |
Calcium | 180mg | 15mg | 17% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.363mg | 5.904mg | 16% |
Starch | 36.56g | 15% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.942mg | 0.438mg | 10% |
Potassium | 427mg | 107mg | 9% |
Protein | 13.3g | 10.33g | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.071g | 0.413g | 4% |
Fats | 2.38g | 0.98g | 2% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.589g | 0.087g | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.449g | 0.155g | 1% |
Carbs | 73.13g | 76.31g | 1% |
Fructose | 0.47g | 1% | |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 0.3µg | 1% |
Calories | 367kcal | 364kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 65.13g | 73.61g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.84g | 0.27g | N/A |
Sodium | 12mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 0.06mg | 0% |
Choline | 13.1mg | 10.4mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.139mg | 0.127mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.51mg | 0.281mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.501mg | 0.357mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.068mg | 0.71mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.376mg | 0.228mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.428mg | 0.183mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.698mg | 0.52mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.686mg | 0.415mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.301mg | 0.23mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.135g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +28.8% |
Contains more FatsFats | +142.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +415.2% |
Contains more WaterWater | +35.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +577% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +159.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -65.5% |