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Feta vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between feta and teff

  • Feta has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B6; however, teff has more manganese, copper, and iron.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 123% more.
  • Teff is lower in cholesterol.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than feta.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cheese, feta and Teff, cooked.

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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.
Feta
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 148% 5.5% 24% 11% 79% 144% 120% 3.7% 82%
Teff
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +906.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +159.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +163.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.6%
Contains more IronIron +215.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +606.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10114.3%

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.
Feta
10
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% 42% 3.6% 6% 39% 195% 19% 58% 98% 211% 4.5% 24% 8.4%
Teff
1
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% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2457.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +337.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.909mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.028mg 2.86mg 123%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 0µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 68%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.033mg 62%
Calcium 493mg 49mg 44%
Sodium 917mg 8mg 40%
Fats 21.28g 0.65g 32%
Phosphorus 337mg 120mg 31%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Selenium 15µg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.097mg 25%
Copper 0.032mg 0.226mg 22%
Protein 14.21g 3.87g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 19%
Iron 0.65mg 2.05mg 18%
Zinc 2.88mg 1.11mg 16%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Calories 264kcal 101kcal 8%
Magnesium 19mg 50mg 7%
Carbs 4.09g 19.86g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 4%
Folate 32µg 18µg 4%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.183mg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Potassium 62mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.909mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 4.09g N/A
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
3
14% 21% 4% 55% 5%
Protein: 14.21 g
Fats: 21.28 g
Carbs: 4.09 g
Water: 55.22 g
Other: 5.2 g
Teff
2
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +267.2%
Contains more FatsFats +3173.8%
Contains more OtherOther +653.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +385.6%
Contains more WaterWater +35.7%

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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. Feta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173420/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

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