Teff vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between teff and soy sauce?

Teff is richer in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, fiber, and iron, yet soy sauce is richer in vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 238% higher.
Teff has 6 times more vitamin B1 than soy sauce. Teff has 0.183mg of vitamin B1, while soy sauce has 0.033mg.
Teff contains less sodium.
Soy sauce has a lower glycemic index than teff.

We used Teff, cooked and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) types in this comparison.

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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

Soy sauce

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+48.5%
Contains more IronIron	+41.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+425.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+180.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+306.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+38.3%

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

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+454.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+141.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	8mg	5493mg	238%
Manganese	2.86mg	1.018mg	80%
Copper	0.226mg	0.043mg	20%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.033mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.165mg	10%
Potassium	107mg	435mg	10%
Protein	3.87g	8.14g	9%
Fiber	2.8g	0.8g	8%
Vitamin B3	0.909mg	2.196mg	8%
Iron	2.05mg	1.45mg	8%
Phosphorus	120mg	166mg	7%
Magnesium	50mg	74mg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.297mg	6%
Carbs	19.86g	4.93g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.148mg	4%
Choline		18.3mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.263g	2%
Calories	101kcal	53kcal	2%
Zinc	1.11mg	0.87mg	2%
Calcium	49mg	33mg	2%
Selenium		0.5µg	1%
Folate	18µg	14µg	1%
Fats	0.65g	0.57g	0%
Net carbs	17.06g	4.13g	N/A
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Saturated fat		0.073g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.088g	0%
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.146mg	0.318mg	0%
Leucine	0.311mg	0.537mg	0%
Lysine	0.109mg	0.381mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.203mg	0.353mg	0%
Valine	0.2mg	0.332mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	0.174mg	0%