Teff vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and pound cake

Teff has more manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, iron, and zinc, while pound cake has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B12.
Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 120% more than pound cake.
Teff contains 6 times more magnesium than pound cake. While teff contains 50mg of magnesium, pound cake contains only 8mg.
The amount of sodium in teff is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+525%
Contains more IronIron	+38.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+438.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+158.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2500%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+39.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.7%

~equal in Calcium ~47mg

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+169.4%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+654.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+133.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.173mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	2.86mg	0.11mg	120%
Polyunsaturated fat		3.419g	23%
Cholesterol	0mg	66mg	22%
Saturated fat		4.811g	22%
Fats	0.65g	13.96g	20%
Copper	0.226mg	0.042mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.249mg	17%
Sodium	8mg	377mg	16%
Threonine	0.149mg	153mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.36µg	15%
Calories	101kcal	353kcal	13%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Carbs	19.86g	53.64g	11%
Vitamin B5		0.485mg	10%
Magnesium	50mg	8mg	10%
Fiber	2.8g	0.6g	9%
Selenium		5µg	9%
Monounsaturated fat		3.02g	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	70µg	8%
Iron	2.05mg	1.48mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Zinc	1.11mg	0.43mg	6%
Folate	18µg	42µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.036mg	5%
Vitamin B3	0.909mg	1.615mg	4%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Phosphorus	120mg	140mg	3%
Protein	3.87g	5g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.173mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Potassium	107mg	149mg	1%
Net carbs	17.06g	53.04g	N/A
Calcium	49mg	47mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.146mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	0.311mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	0.109mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.203mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.2mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A