Wheat vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat and teff

Wheat has more vitamin B3, zinc, and fiber; however, teff has more manganese and vitamin B1.
Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 80% more.
Wheat has 3 times more vitamin B3 than teff. Wheat has 2.305mg of vitamin B3, while teff has 0.909mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked and Teff, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat

Teff

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+53.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+65.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+444.4%
Contains more IronIron	+16.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+177.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~50mg

~equal in Copper ~0.226mg

~equal in Sodium ~8mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat

Teff

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+153.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+63.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.033mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.03mg	2.86mg	80%
Selenium	31.9µg		58%
Vitamin B3	2.305mg	0.909mg	9%
Zinc	1.84mg	1.11mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.183mg	7%
Fiber	4.3g	2.8g	6%
Protein	5.71g	3.87g	4%
Calcium	9mg	49mg	4%
Iron	1.76mg	2.05mg	4%
Phosphorus	147mg	120mg	4%
Carbs	27.6g	19.86g	3%
Calories	132kcal	101kcal	2%
Potassium	164mg	107mg	2%
Copper	0.207mg	0.226mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.24mg		2%
Vitamin B6	0.07mg	0.097mg	2%
Folate	11µg	18µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.243g		2%
Protein per 100 calories	4.3g	3.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	231kcal	261kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	99g	N/A
Fats	0.83g	0.65g	0%
Net carbs	23.3g	17.06g	N/A
Magnesium	48mg	50mg	0%
Sugar	3.07g		N/A
Sodium	8mg	8mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.033mg	0%
Trans fat	0.002g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.077g		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.084g		0%
Tryptophan	0.051mg	0.041mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.149mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.22mg	0.146mg	0%
Leucine	0.432mg	0.311mg	0%
Lysine	0.161mg	0.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.203mg	0%
Valine	0.267mg	0.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.147mg	0.088mg	0%