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Teff vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between teff and butter cookie?

  • Teff is richer than butter cookie in manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, fiber, and calcium.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 394% more.
  • Teff has 15 times more magnesium than butter cookie. While teff has 184mg of magnesium, butter cookie has only 12mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in teff is lower.

We used Teff, uncooked and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched 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.
Teff
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +520.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +284.7%
Contains more IronIron +243.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +305%
Contains more ZincZinc +855.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +320.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5335.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.9%

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.
Teff
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%
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% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +93%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1238.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +625%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.37mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.19mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Butter cookie DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.17mg 394%
Iron 7.63mg 2.22mg 68%
Copper 0.81mg 0.2mg 68%
Saturated fat 0.449g 11.051g 48%
Phosphorus 429mg 102mg 47%
Magnesium 184mg 12mg 41%
Cholesterol 117mg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.036mg 34%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.38mg 30%
Fiber 8g 0.8g 29%
Fats 2.38g 18.8g 25%
Folate 76µg 19%
Vitamin A 0µg 165µg 18%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 15%
Calcium 180mg 29mg 15%
Protein 13.3g 6.1g 14%
Sodium 12mg 282mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 5.522g 12%
Potassium 427mg 111mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.488mg 9%
Selenium 4.4µg 8.4µg 7%
Calories 367kcal 467kcal 5%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.335mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.58mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.37mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 16IU 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Choline 13.1mg 6.5mg 1%
Carbs 73.13g 68.9g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.982g 1%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 3.19mg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 68.1g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 20.24g N/A
Vitamin K 1.9µg 1.7µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +118%
Contains more WaterWater +91.7%
Contains more OtherOther +48.1%
Contains more FatsFats +689.9%
~equal in Carbs ~68.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Teff
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21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +837.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.982g

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/nutrients
  2. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.