Teff vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between teff and horse meat

Teff has more manganese and fiber; however, horse meat has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for horse meat is 132% higher.
Teff has a higher glycemic index than horse meat.

Food types used in this article are Teff, cooked and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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

Horse meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+512.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12900%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+254.2%
Contains more IronIron	+145.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+244.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+105.8%

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

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+263.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+432.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+240.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.16µg	132%
Manganese	2.86mg	0.022mg	123%
Protein	3.87g	28.14g	49%
Iron	2.05mg	5.03mg	37%
Vitamin B3	0.909mg	4.84mg	25%
Selenium		13.5µg	25%
Zinc	1.11mg	3.82mg	25%
Cholesterol	0mg	68mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.33mg	18%
Phosphorus	120mg	247mg	18%
Fiber	2.8g	0g	11%
Saturated fat		1.9g	9%
Potassium	107mg	379mg	8%
Fats	0.65g	6.05g	8%
Carbs	19.86g	0g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.12mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.183mg	0.1mg	7%
Copper	0.226mg	0.171mg	6%
Magnesium	50mg	25mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.85g	6%
Folate	18µg		5%
Monounsaturated fat		2.12g	5%
Calories	101kcal	175kcal	4%
Calcium	49mg	8mg	4%
Sodium	8mg	55mg	2%
Vitamin C		2mg	2%
Net carbs	17.06g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.041mg	0.349mg	0%
Threonine	0.149mg	1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.146mg	1.334mg	0%
Leucine	0.311mg	2.232mg	0%
Lysine	0.109mg	2.398mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.203mg	1.157mg	0%
Valine	0.2mg	1.458mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	1.081mg	0%