Teff, uncooked

Plant foods · Grains · Cereal grains & pasta

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Macronutrients 71 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 13.3 g · 53 kcal/100g
Fat 2.4 g · 21 kcal/100g
Carbs 73.1 g · 293 kcal/100g
Fiber 8.0 g
Water 9 g
Total energy 367 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (80%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 82 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
2.4g
Saturated
0.4g
Monounsat.
0.6g
Polyunsat.
1.1g
Omega-3
0.14g
Omega-6
0.94g

Saturated fat is 1.1% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 6.9 (target ≤ 4).

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 78 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 0 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 2 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.39 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.27 mg
Niacin (B3) 3.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.9 mg
Vitamin B6 0.48 mg

Minerals

Calcium 180 mg
Iron 7.6 mg
Magnesium 184 mg
Phosphorus 429 mg
Potassium 427 mg
Sodium 12 mg
Zinc 3.6 mg
Copper 0.81 mg
Manganese 9.24 mg
Selenium 4.4 µg

Notable source of Manganese (462% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 17 tracked nutrients.