Teff vs. Millet flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between teff and millet flour

Teff has more manganese; however, millet flour is richer in copper, vitamin B3, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, and folate.
Teff covers your daily manganese needs 81% more than millet flour.
Millet flour has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of millet flour is 70, while the glycemic index of teff is 57.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Teff, cooked and Millet flour.

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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

Millet flour

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+138%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+109.3%
Contains more IronIron	+92.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+136.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+136.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

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

Millet flour

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+121.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+562.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+283.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2.86mg	1.002mg	81%
Selenium		32.7µg	59%
Copper	0.226mg	0.535mg	34%
Vitamin B3	0.909mg	6.02mg	32%
Starch		69.88g	29%
Vitamin B5		1.267mg	25%
Phosphorus	120mg	285mg	24%
Iron	2.05mg	3.94mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.372mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.413mg	19%
Carbs	19.86g	75.12g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat		2.618g	17%
Magnesium	50mg	119mg	16%
Protein	3.87g	10.75g	14%
Calories	101kcal	382kcal	14%
Zinc	1.11mg	2.63mg	14%
Folate	18µg	42µg	6%
Fats	0.65g	4.25g	6%
Calcium	49mg	14mg	4%
Fiber	2.8g	3.5g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.073mg	3%
Potassium	107mg	224mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat		0.924g	2%
Saturated fat		0.536g	2%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Net carbs	17.06g	71.62g	N/A
Sugar		1.66g	N/A
Sodium	8mg	4mg	0%
Trans fat		0.002g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.17mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.146mg	0.473mg	0%
Leucine	0.311mg	1.537mg	0%
Lysine	0.109mg	0.144mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.319mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.203mg	0.675mg	0%
Valine	0.2mg	0.584mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	0.257mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.044g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.549g	N/A