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Teff vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are teff and yogurt different?

  • Teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, and zinc; however, yogurt is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for teff is 124% higher.
  • Yogurt has a lower glycemic index (19) than teff (57).

Teff, cooked and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat are the varieties 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%
Yogurt
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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 +354.5%
Contains more IronIron +2828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +1229.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31677.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +124.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%

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
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14%
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 0% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +695.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +337%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +742.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Teff Yogurt DV% diff.
Manganese 2.86mg 0.009mg 124%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Iron 2.05mg 0.07mg 25%
Copper 0.226mg 0.017mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.278mg 19%
Selenium 9.7µg 18%
Protein 3.87g 10.19g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 0.023mg 13%
Fiber 2.8g 0g 11%
Magnesium 50mg 11mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 7%
Calcium 49mg 110mg 6%
Carbs 19.86g 3.6g 5%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.52mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.909mg 0.208mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.063mg 3%
Folate 18µg 7µg 3%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Calories 101kcal 59kcal 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Phosphorus 120mg 135mg 2%
Potassium 107mg 141mg 1%
Sodium 8mg 36mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.117g 1%
Fats 0.65g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 17.06g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 3.24g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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
Yogurt
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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 FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +451.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +163.3%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%
~equal in Other ~0.72g

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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. 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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