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Teff vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between teff and whey?

  • Whey has less manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3 than teff.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 402% higher.

We used Teff, uncooked and Whey, sweet, fluid 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.
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%
Whey
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165.2%
Contains more IronIron +12616.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +20150%
Contains more ZincZinc +2692.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +832.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +923900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +131.6%

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
7
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%
Whey
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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +70.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4444.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +146%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1454.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Whey DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.001mg 402%
Iron 7.63mg 0.06mg 95%
Copper 0.81mg 0.004mg 90%
Phosphorus 429mg 46mg 55%
Magnesium 184mg 8mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.031mg 35%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.13mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.036mg 30%
Protein 13.3g 0.85g 25%
Carbs 73.13g 5.14g 23%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.074mg 21%
Calories 367kcal 27kcal 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calcium 180mg 47mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.383mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.158mg 9%
Potassium 427mg 161mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.011g 7%
Selenium 4.4µg 1.9µg 5%
Fats 2.38g 0.36g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Sodium 12mg 54mg 2%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0mg 1%
Choline 13.1mg 16mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.23g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.1g 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 65.13g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Folate 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0.016mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
4
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
Whey
1
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1464.7%
Contains more FatsFats +561.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1322.8%
Contains more OtherOther +347.2%
Contains more WaterWater +955.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +489%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9636.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%

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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.