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Butter vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between butter and teff?

  • Butter is higher in vitamin A, yet teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B1.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 402% more.
  • Butter has 278 times more vitamin A than teff. While butter has 2499IU of vitamin A, teff has only 9IU.
  • The amount of saturated fat in teff is lower.

We used Butter, without salt and Teff, uncooked types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
Butter
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Teff
Teff
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +9100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1679.2%
Contains more IronIron +38050%
Contains more CopperCopper +4962.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3933.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1687.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +230900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +340%
~equal in Sodium ~12mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Butter
Butter
6
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Teff
Teff
5
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +268.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +694.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7907.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +756.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15966.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.004mg 9.24mg 402%
Saturated fat 50.489g 0.449g 227%
Fats 81.11g 2.38g 121%
Iron 0.02mg 7.63mg 95%
Copper 0.016mg 0.81mg 88%
Vitamin A 684µg 0µg 76%
Cholesterol 215mg 72%
Phosphorus 24mg 429mg 58%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.589g 57%
Magnesium 2mg 184mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.482mg 37%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Zinc 0.09mg 3.63mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.39mg 32%
Protein 0.85g 13.3g 25%
Carbs 0.06g 73.13g 24%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 3.363mg 21%
Calories 717kcal 367kcal 18%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.27mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.942mg 17%
Calcium 24mg 180mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.08mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.071g 13%
Potassium 24mg 427mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 7%
Selenium 1µg 4.4µg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 1.9µg 4%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Folate 3µg 1%
Choline 18.8mg 13.1mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 0.06g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 11mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g 0.135g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Teff
Teff
3
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more FatsFats +3308%
Contains more WaterWater +103.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1464.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121783.3%
Contains more OtherOther +5825%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Teff
Teff
1
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3877.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +181%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.1%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.