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Spread vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between spread and teff?

  • Spread is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2, yet teff is richer in manganese, iron, copper, fiber, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 123% higher.
  • Teff contains less cholesterol.
  • Spread has a lower glycemic index than teff.

We used Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Teff, cooked types in this comparison.

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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.
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Teff
7
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 SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +308.3%
Contains more IronIron +159.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10900%
~equal in Potassium ~107mg
~equal in Zinc ~1.11mg

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.
Spread
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
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 +306.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.183mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.026mg 2.86mg 123%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Sodium 1013mg 8mg 44%
Saturated fat 5.977g 27%
Fats 17.34g 0.65g 26%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 19%
Selenium 9.7µg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 17%
Iron 0.79mg 2.05mg 16%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 12%
Choline 62.3mg 11%
Copper 0.13mg 0.226mg 11%
Magnesium 8mg 50mg 10%
Fiber 0.2g 2.8g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 9%
Phosphorus 59mg 120mg 9%
Protein 7.66g 3.87g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.033mg 8%
Calories 235kcal 101kcal 7%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 0.909mg 5%
Folate 2µg 18µg 4%
Calcium 12mg 49mg 4%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Carbs 11.94g 19.86g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.183mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Zinc 1.02mg 1.11mg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 17.06g N/A
Potassium 110mg 107mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.088mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 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 +97.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2567.7%
Contains more OtherOther +302.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.

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