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Teff

Tiny Ethiopian grain milled for injera flour.

Teff — illustrative ingredient image

About Teff

Teff is a tiny cereal grain used whole or ground into flour. It is especially associated with injera, the fermented flatbread, and also suits porridges, pancakes, flatbreads, and baked goods. Whole grains can be cooked like other small grains, while flour is often combined with liquid and sometimes other flours.

Teff has an earthy, malty flavour that can become more pronounced through fermentation or toasting. Cooked whole grains are tender with a slight grainy bite; teff flour can produce soft, dense, or faintly gritty textures depending on milling, hydration, and its proportion in a dough or batter.

Whole teff consists of very small dry grains, ranging from ivory and tan to reddish or dark brown. Milled teff is a fine flour whose colour reflects the grain. It may be cooked as porridge, fermented into batter, or baked in breads and pancakes.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for teff

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English

Teff

teff

English

Teff, cooked

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English

Teff, uncooked

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Teff nutrition & diet

Teff nutritional value

Teff, uncooked

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
246.2kcal
Protein
13.3g
Carbs
38.4g
Fat
2.4g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F009860. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the whole teff grain, milled flour, fermented batter, or cooked porridge as separate reference forms. Preparation changes water content, texture, and concentration, while injera recipes may include fermentation starters or other flours. Record whether the edible portion is plain teff or part of a mixed dish.

Compare the right form: Match references to identified teff grain, flour, fermented batter, injera, or cooked porridge; specify variety, processing, and recipe composition.

Diet considerations

Teff is a plant-derived cereal grain. Compatibility changes when milled into blends, fermented with other grains, baked with dairy or egg, or served with meat, sauces, or coatings. The portion and preparation determine its carbohydrate pattern; an injera reference should not represent plain dry grain.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Teff, uncooked ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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