Proximates (per 100 g)

Unit

Amaranth

Quinoa

Teff

Buckwheat

Wheat

Water

g

11.29

13.28

8.82

9.75

10.74

Energy

kcal

371

368

367

343

340

Protein

g

13.56

14.12

13.3

13.25

13.21

Total lipid (fat)

g

7.02

6.07

2.38

3.4

2.50

Carbohydrate, by difference

g

65.25

64.16

73.13

71.5

71.97

Fiber, total dietary

g

6.7

7

8

10

10.7

Sugars, total

g

1.69

-^*

1.84

-

0.41

Minerals

Calcium, Ca

mg

159

47

180

18

34

Iron, Fe

mg

7.61

4.57

7.63

2.2

3.6

Magnesium, Mg

mg

248

197

184

231

137

Phosphorus, P

mg

557

457

429

347

357

Potassium, K

mg

508

563

427

460

363

Sodium, Na

mg

4

5

12

1

2

Zinc, Zn

mg

2.87

3.1

3.63

2.4

2.6

Vitamins

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

mg

4.2

-

-

-

-

Thiamin (B1)

mg

0.116

0.36

0.39

0.101

0.502

Riboflavin

mg

0.2

0.318

0.27

0.425

0.165

Niacin

mg

0.923

1.52

3.363

7.02

4.957

Vitamin B-6

mg

0.591

0.487

0.482

0.21

0.407

Folate, DFE

µg

82

184

-

30

44

Vitamin B-12

µg

-

-

-

-

-

Vitamin A, RAE

µg

-

1

-

-

-

Vitamin A, IU

IU

2

14

9

-

9

Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

mg

1.19

2.44

0.08

-

0.71

Vitamin D (D2 + D3)

µg

-

-

-

-

-

Vitamin D

IU

-

-

-

-

-

Vitamin K (phylloquinone)

µg

-

-

1.9

-

-

Lipids

Fatty acids, total saturated

g

1.459

0.706

0.449

0.741

0.43

Fatty acids, total monounsaturated

g

1.685

1.613

0.589

1.04

0.283

Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

g

2.778

3.292

1.071

1.039

1.167

Cholesterol

g

-

-

-

-

-