Teff, cooked

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 72 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 3.9 g · 15 kcal/100g
Fat 0.7 g · 6 kcal/100g
Carbs 19.9 g · 79 kcal/100g
Fiber 2.8 g
Water 75 g
Total energy 101 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (79%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality
Total fat
0.7g

Insufficient fat breakdown data

Protein quality 63 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 63%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (63% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 49 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.18 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.03 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.9 mg
Vitamin B6 0.10 mg
Folate (B9) 18 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 49 mg
Iron 2.1 mg
Magnesium 50 mg
Phosphorus 120 mg
Potassium 107 mg
Sodium 8 mg
Zinc 1.1 mg
Copper 0.23 mg
Manganese 2.86 mg

Notable source of Manganese (143% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 15 tracked nutrients.