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Teff vs. Chicken meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and chicken meat

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, and iron; however, chicken meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 123% more.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than chicken meat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, cooked and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +117.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +226.7%
Contains more IronIron +62.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.7%

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% 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 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +409.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +833.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +312.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Chicken meat DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.02mg 123%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 8.487mg 47%
Protein 3.87g 27.3g 47%
Selenium 23.9µg 43%
Cholesterol 0mg 88mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.4mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 20%
Fats 0.65g 13.6g 20%
Copper 0.226mg 0.066mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.79g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.3µg 13%
Choline 65.9mg 12%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.063mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.168mg 10%
Iron 2.05mg 1.26mg 10%
Phosphorus 120mg 182mg 9%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.94mg 8%
Calories 101kcal 239kcal 7%
Carbs 19.86g 0g 7%
Magnesium 50mg 23mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Sodium 8mg 82mg 3%
Potassium 107mg 223mg 3%
Calcium 49mg 15mg 3%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Net carbs 17.06g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.305mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 1.128mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 1.362mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 1.986mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 2.223mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.726mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 1.061mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 1.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.802mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g N/A

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
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +26%
Contains more OtherOther +-297.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +605.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1992.3%

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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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients

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

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