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Teff vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and yogurt different?

  • Teff is higher than yogurt in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin B1, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 401% more than yogurt.

Teff, uncooked and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat types were used 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
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%
Yogurt
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1572.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.8%
Contains more IronIron +10800%
Contains more CopperCopper +4664.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +598.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102566.7%
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%
Yogurt
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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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1516.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +184.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +665.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.278mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Yogurt DV% diff.
Manganese 9.24mg 0.009mg 401%
Iron 7.63mg 0.07mg 95%
Copper 0.81mg 0.017mg 88%
Phosphorus 429mg 135mg 42%
Magnesium 184mg 11mg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.482mg 0.063mg 32%
Fiber 8g 0g 32%
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.023mg 31%
Zinc 3.63mg 0.52mg 28%
Carbs 73.13g 3.6g 23%
Vitamin B3 3.363mg 0.208mg 20%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calories 367kcal 59kcal 15%
Vitamin B5 0.942mg 0.331mg 12%
Selenium 4.4µg 9.7µg 10%
Potassium 427mg 141mg 8%
Calcium 180mg 110mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.012g 7%
Protein 13.3g 10.19g 6%
Fats 2.38g 0.39g 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Folate 7µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.449g 0.117g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.278mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 0g 1%
Sodium 12mg 36mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.589g 0.053g 1%
Net carbs 65.13g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 1.84g 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Choline 13.1mg 15.1mg 0%
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 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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
Yogurt
1
10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.5%
Contains more FatsFats +510.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1931.4%
Contains more OtherOther +229.2%
Contains more WaterWater +864.9%

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
Yogurt
1
64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1011.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8825%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
5
95% 2%
Starch: 36.56 g
Sucrose: 0.62 g
Glucose: 0.73 g
Fructose: 0.47 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Yogurt
2
78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients

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

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