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Teff vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and noodles

  • Teff has more manganese, copper, iron, magnesium, and fiber, while noodles has more folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 111% more than noodles.
  • Teff contains 2 times more magnesium than noodles. While teff contains 50mg of magnesium, noodles contains only 21mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked.

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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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +308.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.6%
Contains more IronIron +39.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +807.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.5%

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%
Noodles
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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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +312.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Noodles DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.315mg 111%
Selenium 23.9µg 43%
Folate 18µg 84µg 17%
Copper 0.226mg 0.098mg 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.289mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.136mg 8%
Magnesium 50mg 21mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 2.077mg 7%
Iron 2.05mg 1.47mg 7%
Fiber 2.8g 1.2g 6%
Phosphorus 120mg 76mg 6%
Choline 25.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 5%
Calcium 49mg 12mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.046mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 4%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.65mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.419g 2%
Calories 101kcal 138kcal 2%
Potassium 107mg 38mg 2%
Fats 0.65g 2.07g 2%
Carbs 19.86g 25.16g 2%
Protein 3.87g 4.54g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Sodium 8mg 5mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.121mg 0%

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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more OtherOther +38%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.3%
Contains more FatsFats +218.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.7%
~equal in Water ~67.73g

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/nutrients

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

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