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Teff vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between teff and veal

  • Teff has more manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and calcium; however, veal is higher in vitamin B3 and selenium.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 400% more than veal.

Food varieties used in this article are Teff, uncooked and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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
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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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +958.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +670.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +686.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +211.4%
~equal in Zinc ~3.87mg

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
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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%
Veal
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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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +625.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Veal DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.035mg 400%
Iron 7.63mg 0.99mg 83%
Copper 0.81mg 0.103mg 79%
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 53%
Magnesium 184mg 24mg 38%
Cholesterol 103mg 34%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Phosphorus 429mg 217mg 30%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 8.03mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.07mg 27%
Carbs 73.13g 0g 24%
Protein 13.3g 24.38g 22%
Selenium 4.4µg 13.7µg 17%
Calcium 180mg 17mg 16%
Choline 13.1mg 95mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Saturated fat 0.449g 3.04g 12%
Calories 367kcal 172kcal 10%
Fats 2.38g 7.56g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.39mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 2.84g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 1.16mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Sodium 12mg 83mg 3%
Potassium 427mg 337mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.55g 3%
Zinc 3.63mg 3.87mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 1.2µg 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.15mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.27mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.885mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +82.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.3%
Contains more FatsFats +217.6%
Contains more WaterWater +656.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +382.2%

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/nutrients
  2. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/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.