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Teff vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between teff and meatball

  • Teff has more iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, calcium, fiber, and phosphorus; however, meatball has more vitamin B1 and choline.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for teff is 68% higher.
  • Meatball has 10 times less magnesium than teff. Teff has 184mg of magnesium, while meatball has 18mg.
  • Teff is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Meatballs, meatless.

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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
10
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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +922.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +620%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +137.2%
Contains more IronIron +253.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%

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
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%
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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +141%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2062.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +574.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Meatball DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 402%
Iron 7.63mg 2.16mg 68%
Vitamin B12 1.5µg 63%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.938mg 46%
Magnesium 184mg 18mg 40%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 4.666g 24%
Sodium 12mg 550mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.2mg 22%
Carbs 73.13g 8g 22%
Folate 78µg 20%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.8mg 17%
Calcium 180mg 25mg 16%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Protein 13.3g 21g 15%
Fiber 8g 4.6g 14%
Choline 13.1mg 88.4mg 14%
Copper 0.81mg 0.706mg 12%
Phosphorus 429mg 344mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.73mg 11%
Fats 2.38g 9g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.5mg 9%
Calories 367kcal 197kcal 9%
Potassium 427mg 180mg 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.8µg 7%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 2.5mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.449g 1.425g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 2.188g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.213mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 3.4g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 1.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
1
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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +814.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.9%
Contains more FatsFats +278.2%
Contains more WaterWater +557.6%
Contains more OtherOther +68.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +271.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +335.7%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/nutrients

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

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