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Feta vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between feta and teff

  • Feta has more vitamin B2 and calcium, while teff has more manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fiber, and vitamin B1.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 401% higher.
  • Teff contains 76 times less sodium than feta. Feta contains 917mg of sodium, while teff contains 12mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cheese, feta and Teff, uncooked.

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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
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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
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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 CalciumCalcium +173.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +240.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +868.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +588.7%
Contains more IronIron +1073.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +2431.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +26%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32900%

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
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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
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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 +125%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +212.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +153.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +239.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.942mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~1.9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Feta Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.028mg 9.24mg 401%
Iron 0.65mg 7.63mg 87%
Copper 0.032mg 0.81mg 86%
Vitamin B12 1.69µg 70%
Saturated fat 14.946g 0.449g 66%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.27mg 44%
Sodium 917mg 12mg 39%
Magnesium 19mg 184mg 39%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Calcium 493mg 180mg 31%
Cholesterol 89mg 30%
Fats 21.28g 2.38g 29%
Carbs 4.09g 73.13g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.154mg 0.39mg 20%
Selenium 15µg 4.4µg 19%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 3.363mg 15%
Vitamin A 125µg 0µg 14%
Phosphorus 337mg 429mg 13%
Potassium 62mg 427mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.623g 0.589g 10%
Folate 32µg 8%
Zinc 2.88mg 3.63mg 7%
Calories 264kcal 367kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.424mg 0.482mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.591g 1.071g 3%
Protein 14.21g 13.3g 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.967mg 0.942mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 4.09g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 4.09g 1.84g N/A
Vitamin K 1.8µg 1.9µg 0%
Choline 15.4mg 13.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.637mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.803mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.395mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 1.219mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.368mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 1.065mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.397mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
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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
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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 +794.1%
Contains more WaterWater +526.1%
Contains more OtherOther +119.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1688%
~equal in Protein ~13.3g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Feta
1
74% 23% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.946 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.623 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.591 g
Teff
2
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 +684.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +81.2%

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/169747/nutrients

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

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