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Teff vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between teff and dough

  • Teff has more manganese and copper; however, dough has more vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, and iron.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 99% more.
  • Teff has 2 times more magnesium than dough. Teff has 50mg of magnesium, while dough has 32mg.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.
  • Dough has a higher glycemic index than teff.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Teff, cooked and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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
5
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%
Dough
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +48.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +395.7%
Contains more IronIron +90.7%
~equal in Calcium ~52mg
~equal in Potassium ~117mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

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
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% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Dough
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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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +288%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1193.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +429.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +583.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Dough DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.577mg 99%
Selenium 28.6µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.71mg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.427mg 30%
Folate 18µg 123µg 26%
Sodium 8mg 602mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 4.817mg 24%
Iron 2.05mg 3.91mg 23%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Protein 3.87g 10.75g 14%
Carbs 19.86g 51.88g 11%
Calories 101kcal 272kcal 9%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 9%
Copper 0.226mg 0.152mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 6%
Magnesium 50mg 32mg 4%
Fats 0.65g 2.42g 3%
Saturated fat 0.529g 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.2g 2%
Phosphorus 120mg 105mg 2%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.04mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.107mg 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 49.68g N/A
Calcium 49mg 52mg 0%
Potassium 107mg 117mg 0%
Sugar 4.62g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g 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
Dough
4
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +127.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.8%
Contains more FatsFats +272.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +161.2%
Contains more OtherOther +182.6%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients

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

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