Teff vs. Rice noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between teff and rice noodles?
- Teff is richer than rice noodles in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, zinc, fiber, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
- Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 119% more.
- Teff has 17 times more magnesium than rice noodles. While teff has 50mg of magnesium, rice noodles have only 3mg.
We used Teff, cooked and Rice noodles, cooked types in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +1566.7% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1125% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +2575% |
Contains more IronIron | +1364.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +494.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +344% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +500% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -57.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2408.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +916.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +725% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1162.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1516.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1700% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 2.86mg | 0.114mg | 119% |
Iron | 2.05mg | 0.14mg | 24% |
Copper | 0.226mg | 0.038mg | 21% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.183mg | 0.018mg | 14% |
Phosphorus | 120mg | 20mg | 14% |
Magnesium | 50mg | 3mg | 11% |
Zinc | 1.11mg | 0.25mg | 8% |
Selenium | 4.5µg | 8% | |
Fiber | 2.8g | 1g | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.097mg | 0.006mg | 7% |
Calcium | 49mg | 4mg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.909mg | 0.072mg | 5% |
Protein | 3.87g | 1.79g | 4% |
Folate | 18µg | 1µg | 4% |
Potassium | 107mg | 4mg | 3% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.033mg | 0.004mg | 2% |
Carbs | 19.86g | 24.01g | 1% |
Fats | 0.65g | 0.2g | 1% |
Calories | 101kcal | 108kcal | 0% |
Net carbs | 17.06g | 23.01g | N/A |
Sugar | 0.03g | N/A | |
Sodium | 8mg | 19mg | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0% | |
Vitamin B5 | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Choline | 1.6mg | 0% | |
Saturated fat | 0.023g | 0% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.026g | 0% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.023g | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.041mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.149mg | 0.063mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.146mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.311mg | 0.147mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.109mg | 0.062mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.125mg | 0.043mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.203mg | 0.095mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.2mg | 0.104mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.088mg | 0.045mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
3.87 g
Fats:
0.65 g
Carbs:
19.86 g
Water:
74.93 g
Other:
0.69 g
Protein:
1.79 g
Fats:
0.2 g
Carbs:
24.01 g
Water:
73.82 g
Other:
0.18 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +116.2% |
Contains more FatsFats | +225% |
Contains more OtherOther | +283.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.9% |
~equal in
Water
~73.82g