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Teff vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and butter different?

  • Teff is richer in manganese, iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, fiber, and zinc, while butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 124% more than butter.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index (57) than butter (0).

Teff, cooked and Butter, without salt 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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +345.8%
Contains more IronIron +10150%
Contains more CopperCopper +1312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71400%

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% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3560%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2064.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.034mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 229%
Fats 0.65g 81.11g 124%
Manganese 2.86mg 0.004mg 124%
Vitamin A 0µg 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 0mg 215mg 72%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 59%
Calories 101kcal 717kcal 31%
Iron 2.05mg 0.02mg 25%
Copper 0.226mg 0.016mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 20%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.005mg 15%
Phosphorus 120mg 24mg 14%
Magnesium 50mg 2mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.09mg 9%
Carbs 19.86g 0.06g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.003mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.17µg 7%
Protein 3.87g 0.85g 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.042mg 5%
Folate 18µg 3µg 4%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Calcium 49mg 24mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 2%
Potassium 107mg 24mg 2%
Net carbs 17.06g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Sodium 8mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.034mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +355.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33000%
Contains more WaterWater +317.7%
Contains more OtherOther +1625%
Contains more FatsFats +12378.5%

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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/168918/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.