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Teff vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and yeast different?

  • Teff is richer in manganese, while yeast is higher in vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and potassium.
  • Yeast covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 901% more than teff.
  • Teff contains 9 times more manganese than yeast. Teff contains 2.86mg of manganese, while yeast contains 0.312mg.

Teff, cooked and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry 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%
Yeast
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 9% 84% 81% 145% 217% 273% 6.7% 41% 43%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +63.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +816.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +792.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +92.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +615.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +430.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~54mg
~equal in Iron ~2.17mg

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%
Yeast
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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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5905.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12021.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4322.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1446.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12900%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 10.99mg 901%
Folate 18µg 2340µg 581%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 4mg 305%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 270%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 40.2mg 246%
Manganese 2.86mg 0.312mg 111%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 1.5mg 108%
Fiber 2.8g 26.9g 96%
Phosphorus 120mg 637mg 74%
Protein 3.87g 40.44g 73%
Zinc 1.11mg 7.94mg 62%
Potassium 107mg 955mg 25%
Copper 0.226mg 0.436mg 23%
Selenium 7.9µg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 4.309g 11%
Calories 101kcal 325kcal 11%
Fats 0.65g 7.61g 11%
Carbs 19.86g 41.22g 7%
Choline 32mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.001g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Iron 2.05mg 2.17mg 2%
Sodium 8mg 51mg 2%
Calcium 49mg 30mg 2%
Magnesium 50mg 54mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 14.32g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0.91mg 0%

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
Yeast
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40% 8% 41% 5% 6%
Protein: 40.44 g
Fats: 7.61 g
Carbs: 41.22 g
Water: 5.08 g
Other: 5.65 g
Contains more WaterWater +1375%
Contains more ProteinProtein +945%
Contains more FatsFats +1070.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.6%
Contains more OtherOther +718.8%

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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. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/nutrients

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

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