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White bread vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between white bread and teff

  • White bread has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, iron, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, teff has more manganese, copper, and magnesium.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 101% more.
  • White bread has 61 times more sodium than teff. White bread has 490mg of sodium, while teff has 8mg.
  • White bread has a higher glycemic index than teff.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Teff, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +193.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.8%
Contains more IronIron +76.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +117.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +433.6%

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.
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% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +191.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +636.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +425.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +516.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White bread Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.536mg 2.86mg 101%
Selenium 22µg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.533mg 0.183mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.78mg 0.909mg 24%
Folate 111µg 18µg 23%
Sodium 490mg 8mg 21%
Iron 3.61mg 2.05mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.243mg 0.033mg 16%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Copper 0.101mg 0.226mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 11%
Carbs 49.42g 19.86g 10%
Protein 8.85g 3.87g 10%
Calcium 144mg 49mg 10%
Calories 266kcal 101kcal 8%
Magnesium 23mg 50mg 6%
Fats 3.33g 0.65g 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Zinc 0.74mg 1.11mg 3%
Fructose 2.43g 3%
Phosphorus 98mg 120mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.698g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.599g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.087mg 0.097mg 1%
Potassium 126mg 107mg 1%
Net carbs 46.72g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 5.67g N/A
Fiber 2.7g 2.8g 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.027g N/A
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 g
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +128.7%
Contains more FatsFats +412.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.8%
Contains more OtherOther +187%
Contains more WaterWater +105.7%

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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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

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