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Teff vs. Croissant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and croissant

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, and magnesium; however, croissant has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin A, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 110% more.
  • Teff has 3 times more magnesium than croissant. Teff has 50mg of magnesium, while croissant has 16mg.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, cooked and Croissants, butter.

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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 11% 11% 10% 76% 27% 20% 45% 61% 43% 124%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +182.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +48%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.3%
~equal in Iron ~2.03mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14%
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 0.67% 69% 17% 0% 97% 56% 41% 52% 13% 20% 4.5% 66%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +112%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +630.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +140.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +388.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Croissant DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.33mg 110%
Saturated fat 11.659g 53%
Selenium 22.7µg 41%
Fats 0.65g 21g 31%
Vitamin A 0µg 206µg 23%
Cholesterol 0mg 67mg 22%
Sodium 8mg 467mg 20%
Folate 18µg 88µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.388mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.861mg 17%
Copper 0.226mg 0.08mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.241mg 16%
Calories 101kcal 406kcal 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.525g 14%
Protein 3.87g 8.2g 9%
Carbs 19.86g 45.8g 9%
Magnesium 50mg 16mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 2.188mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Choline 38.8mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.094g 7%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 6%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.75mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.058mg 3%
Phosphorus 120mg 105mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Calcium 49mg 37mg 1%
Fiber 2.8g 2.6g 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 43.2g N/A
Potassium 107mg 118mg 0%
Iron 2.05mg 2.03mg 0%
Sugar 11.26g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.284mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.365mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.623mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.329mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.175mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.416mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.41mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g 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
8% 21% 46% 23% 2%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 21 g
Carbs: 45.8 g
Water: 23.2 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +223%
Contains more ProteinProtein +111.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3130.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +130.6%
Contains more OtherOther +160.9%

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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. Croissant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174987/nutrients

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

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