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Teff vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and sweet roll different?

  • Teff is higher in manganese, copper, magnesium, and phosphorus; however, sweet roll is richer in vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 111% higher.
  • Teff contains 3 times more magnesium than sweet roll. While teff contains 50mg of magnesium, sweet roll contains only 17mg.
  • Teff has less sodium.
  • Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index (40) than teff (57).

Teff, cooked and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins are the varieties 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
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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 12% 22% 9.8% 60% 29% 16% 33% 40% 39% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +194.1%
Contains more IronIron +28.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +853.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.9%
~equal in Potassium ~111mg

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 6.7% 21% 40% 0% 81% 61% 45% 24% 25% 18% 11% 54% 23%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +703%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +162.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Sweet roll DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.3mg 111%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.473g 50%
Selenium 17µg 31%
Fats 0.65g 16.4g 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 66mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.265mg 18%
Copper 0.226mg 0.088mg 15%
Calories 101kcal 372kcal 14%
Saturated fat 3.079g 14%
Folate 18µg 72µg 14%
Vitamin E 1.99mg 13%
Sodium 8mg 304mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.797g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.324mg 12%
Carbs 19.86g 50.9g 10%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 2.384mg 9%
Magnesium 50mg 17mg 8%
Choline 41.3mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.406mg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 62µg 7%
Iron 2.05mg 1.6mg 6%
Phosphorus 120mg 76mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.59mg 5%
Protein 3.87g 6.2g 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Calcium 49mg 72mg 2%
Fiber 2.8g 2.4g 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.107mg 1%
Net carbs 17.06g 48.5g N/A
Potassium 107mg 111mg 0%
Sugar 31.73g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.211mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.458mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.243mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.145mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.004g 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
6% 16% 51% 25% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 50.9 g
Water: 24.8 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +202.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2423.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +156.3%
Contains more OtherOther +146.4%

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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. Sweet roll - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175034/nutrients

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

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