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Teff vs. Danish pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and danish pastry different?

  • Teff is richer in manganese, copper, magnesium, and fiber, while danish pastry is higher in vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 109% more than danish pastry.
  • Teff contains 3 times more magnesium than danish pastry. Teff contains 50mg of magnesium, while danish pastry contains 15mg.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.

Teff, cooked and Danish pastry, cheese 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 11% 11% 8.6% 68% 30% 19% 46% 54% 46% 103%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +233.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +40%
Contains more IronIron +13.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +153.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +714.8%
~equal in Potassium ~98mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~108mg

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 0.33% 12% 7% 0% 48% 60% 38% 18% 9.2% 25% 17% 45% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +687.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Danish pastry DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.351mg 109%
Selenium 18.9µg 34%
Fats 0.65g 21.9g 33%
Saturated fat 6.794g 31%
Monounsaturated fat 11.313g 28%
Sodium 8mg 417mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.575g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.26mg 17%
Copper 0.226mg 0.089mg 15%
Calories 101kcal 374kcal 14%
Folate 18µg 60µg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 23mg 8%
Magnesium 50mg 15mg 8%
Protein 3.87g 8g 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.2µg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 2mg 7%
Fiber 2.8g 1g 7%
Vitamin K 6.9µg 6%
Carbs 19.86g 37.2g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.304mg 6%
Vitamin A 0µg 35µg 4%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.7mg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.04mg 4%
Iron 2.05mg 1.8mg 3%
Phosphorus 120mg 108mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.19mg 1%
Calcium 49mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 36.2g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Potassium 107mg 98mg 0%
Sugar 6.95g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.293mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.371mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.644mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.43mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.174mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.402mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.412mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.205mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 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% 22% 37% 31%
Protein: 8 g
Fats: 21.9 g
Carbs: 37.2 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +138.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3269.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.3%
Contains more OtherOther +117.4%

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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. Danish pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172754/nutrients

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

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