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Teff vs. Cinnamon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between teff and cinnamon

  • Teff has more vitamin B1 and phosphorus, while cinnamon has more manganese, fiber, calcium, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Cinnamon covers your daily need for manganese, 635% more than teff.
  • Teff contains 8 times more vitamin B1 than cinnamon. While teff contains 0.183mg of vitamin B1, cinnamon contains only 0.022mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Teff, cooked and Spices, cinnamon, ground.

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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 43% 301% 38% 312% 113% 50% 27% 1.3% 2278% 17%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1944.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +302.8%
Contains more IronIron +305.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +64.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +510.7%

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%
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 13% 5% 46% 0% 5.5% 9.5% 25% 21% 36% 0% 78% 4.5% 6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +731.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Cinnamon DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 17.466mg 635%
Fiber 2.8g 53.1g 201%
Calcium 49mg 1002mg 95%
Iron 2.05mg 8.32mg 78%
Vitamin K 31.2µg 26%
Carbs 19.86g 80.59g 20%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Copper 0.226mg 0.339mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.022mg 13%
Potassium 107mg 431mg 10%
Phosphorus 120mg 64mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.358mg 7%
Calories 101kcal 247kcal 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 1.83mg 7%
Selenium 3.1µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.158mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 4%
Folate 18µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 1.332mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.345g 2%
Choline 11mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 15µg 2%
Magnesium 50mg 60mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.246g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.041mg 1%
Fats 0.65g 1.24g 1%
Protein 3.87g 3.99g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 27.49g N/A
Sugar 2.17g N/A
Sodium 8mg 10mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.068g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.136mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.253mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.078mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.146mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.224mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.117mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.011g N/A

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
4% 81% 11% 4%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 1.24 g
Carbs: 80.59 g
Water: 10.58 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +608.2%
Contains more FatsFats +90.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +305.8%
Contains more OtherOther +421.7%
~equal in Protein ~3.99g

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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. Cinnamon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171320/nutrients

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

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