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Teff vs. Corn raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between teff and corn raw

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, and zinc; however, corn raw is richer in folate and vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 117% more than corn raw.
  • Corn raw has 25 times less calcium than teff. Teff has 49mg of calcium, while corn raw has 2mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Teff, cooked and Corn, sweet, yellow, raw.

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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
Teff
8
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 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2350%
Contains more IronIron +294.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +318.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +141.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1654.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +152.3%

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
Teff
1
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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.093mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Corn raw DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.163mg 117%
Iron 2.05mg 0.52mg 19%
Copper 0.226mg 0.054mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.717mg 14%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 8%
Folate 18µg 42µg 6%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.46mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 1.77mg 5%
Calcium 49mg 2mg 5%
Potassium 107mg 270mg 5%
Phosphorus 120mg 89mg 4%
Choline 23mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.487g 3%
Magnesium 50mg 37mg 3%
Fiber 2.8g 2g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.055mg 2%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.155mg 2%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.432g 1%
Saturated fat 0.325g 1%
Calories 101kcal 86kcal 1%
Protein 3.87g 3.27g 1%
Fats 0.65g 1.35g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 9µg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Carbs 19.86g 18.7g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 16.7g N/A
Sugar 6.26g N/A
Sodium 8mg 15mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.093mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.129mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.067mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
Teff
3
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.3%
Contains more FatsFats +107.7%
~equal in Carbs ~18.7g
~equal in Water ~76.05g
~equal in Other ~0.63g

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.