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Teff vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and baby food different?

  • Baby food is higher than teff in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, fiber, copper, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 568% more than teff.

Teff, cooked and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1395.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +308.4%
Contains more IronIron +2217.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +226.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.5%

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.
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% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1232.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +8133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3718.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +94.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +138.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 2.05mg 47.5mg 568%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 34.714mg 211%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 2.717mg 206%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 2.438mg 188%
Manganese 2.86mg 124%
Calcium 49mg 733mg 68%
Selenium 25.9µg 47%
Phosphorus 120mg 392mg 39%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 21%
Fiber 2.8g 7.5g 19%
Carbs 19.86g 73.4g 18%
Protein 3.87g 12.2g 17%
Calories 101kcal 379kcal 14%
Zinc 1.11mg 2.4mg 12%
Copper 0.226mg 0.334mg 12%
Magnesium 50mg 100mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 11%
Potassium 107mg 437mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.189mg 7%
Fats 0.65g 4.4g 6%
Folate 18µg 43µg 6%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.769g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 3%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Sodium 8mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1018.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +215.2%
Contains more FatsFats +576.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +269.6%
Contains more OtherOther +378.3%

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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/168918/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.