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Teff vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and soba different?

  • Teff is higher than soba in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 108% more than soba.
  • Teff contains 28 times more copper than soba. Teff contains 0.226mg of copper, while soba contains 0.008mg.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index (57) than soba (46).

Teff, cooked and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types were used 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.
Teff
9
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%
Soba
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +455.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +205.7%
Contains more IronIron +327.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +2725%
Contains more ZincZinc +825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +380%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +664.7%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
5
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%
Soba
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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% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Soba DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.374mg 108%
Copper 0.226mg 0.008mg 24%
Iron 2.05mg 0.48mg 20%
Phosphorus 120mg 25mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Magnesium 50mg 9mg 10%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.094mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 5%
Calcium 49mg 4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.04mg 4%
Folate 18µg 7µg 3%
Potassium 107mg 35mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 60mg 2%
Protein 3.87g 5.06g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.51mg 2%
Carbs 19.86g 21.44g 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.026mg 1%
Calories 101kcal 99kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 21.44g N/A
Saturated fat 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.119mg 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
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +550%
Contains more OtherOther +76.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.7%
~equal in Carbs ~21.44g
~equal in Water ~73.01g

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/nutrients

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

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