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Teff vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and fruitcake

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc, while fruitcake has more vitamin B2.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 115% more than fruitcake.
  • Teff contains 5 times more copper than fruitcake. While teff contains 0.226mg of copper, fruitcake contains only 0.05mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared.

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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% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +352%
Contains more ZincZinc +311.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +130.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43%
~equal in Iron ~2.07mg

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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +266%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Fruitcake DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.22mg 115%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.323g 22%
Copper 0.226mg 0.05mg 20%
Carbs 19.86g 61.6g 14%
Fats 0.65g 9.1g 13%
Calories 101kcal 324kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.2g 11%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.05mg 11%
Phosphorus 120mg 52mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.27mg 8%
Magnesium 50mg 16mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.048g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.099mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.046mg 4%
Selenium 2µg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 3.7g 4%
Sodium 8mg 101mg 4%
Choline 8.9mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 33mg 2%
Protein 3.87g 2.9g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Folate 18µg 20µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Potassium 107mg 153mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.791mg 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 57.9g N/A
Iron 2.05mg 2.07mg 0%
Sugar 27.42g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.071mg 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
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.4%
Contains more WaterWater +196.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1300%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +210.2%
Contains more OtherOther +59.4%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/nutrients

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

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