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Teff vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between teff and spread

  • Spread has less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 401% more than spread.
  • Spread contains 40 times less fiber than teff. Teff contains 8g of fiber, while spread contains 0.2g.
  • Teff has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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
9
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%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +288.2%
Contains more IronIron +865.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +523.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +255.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +627.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35438.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120.5%

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
6
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%
Spread
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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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +126.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +301.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2075%
Contains more CholineCholine +375.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Spread DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.026mg 401%
Iron 7.63mg 0.79mg 86%
Copper 0.81mg 0.13mg 76%
Phosphorus 429mg 59mg 53%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 47%
Sodium 12mg 1013mg 44%
Magnesium 184mg 8mg 42%
Fiber 8g 0.2g 31%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.12mg 28%
Saturated fat 0.449g 5.977g 25%
Zinc 3.63mg 1.02mg 24%
Fats 2.38g 17.34g 23%
Carbs 73.13g 11.94g 20%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.172mg 18%
Calcium 180mg 12mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 7.584g 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Cholesterol 38mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.74mg 11%
Protein 13.3g 7.66g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 2.565g 10%
Selenium 4.4µg 9.7µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.134mg 10%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 1.73mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.43mg 10%
Potassium 427mg 110mg 9%
Choline 13.1mg 62.3mg 9%
Calories 367kcal 235kcal 7%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 26µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Folate 2µg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 11.74g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 1.9µg 1.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.279mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
2
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
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +73.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +512.5%
Contains more FatsFats +628.6%
Contains more WaterWater +583.4%
Contains more OtherOther +17.3%

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
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1187.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.5%

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