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Teff vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and barley different?

  • Teff is higher than barley in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, zinc, calcium, and fiber.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 390% more than barley.
  • Teff contains 16 times more calcium than barley. Teff contains 180mg of calcium, while barley contains 11mg.

Teff, uncooked and Barley, pearled, 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
Teff
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Barley
Barley
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 8.2% 50% 35% 22% 23% 0.39% 34% 47%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +736.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +359.1%
Contains more IronIron +473.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +671.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +342.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +694.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3467.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +95.5%

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
Teff
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 1.6% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0%
Barley
Barley
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.2% 21% 14% 39% 8.1% 27% 0% 2% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +369.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +335.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +597.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +319.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +137.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Barley DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.259mg 390%
Iron 7.63mg 1.33mg 79%
Copper 0.81mg 0.105mg 78%
Phosphorus 429mg 54mg 54%
Magnesium 184mg 22mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.115mg 28%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.82mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.083mg 26%
Protein 13.3g 2.26g 22%
Calcium 180mg 11mg 17%
Fiber 8g 3.8g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.062mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.135mg 16%
Carbs 73.13g 28.22g 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calories 367kcal 123kcal 12%
Potassium 427mg 93mg 10%
Selenium 4.4µg 8.6µg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 2.063mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.214g 6%
Folate 16µg 4%
Fats 2.38g 0.44g 3%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.093g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.8µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.057g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 276kcal 544kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 81g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.7 2.9 N/A
Net carbs 65.13g 24.42g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 0.28g N/A
Sodium 12mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.01mg 0%
Choline 13.1mg 13.4mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.077mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.083mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.154mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.084mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.043mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.127mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.111mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.051mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
Teff
4
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Barley
Barley
1
2% 28% 69%
Protein: 2.26 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 68.8 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +488.5%
Contains more FatsFats +440.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.1%
Contains more OtherOther +746.4%
Contains more WaterWater +680%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Barley
Barley
1
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.093 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.057 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.214 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +933.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +400.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.3%

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/169747/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170285/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.