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Veal vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between veal and teff

  • Veal has more vitamin B3 and selenium; however, teff is higher in manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and calcium.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 400% more than veal.
  • Teff contains 3 times less selenium than veal. Veal contains 13.7µg of selenium, while teff contains 4.4µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Teff, uncooked.

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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.
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +211.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +666.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +958.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +670.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +686.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +97.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26300%
~equal in Zinc ~3.63mg

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.
Veal
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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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +138.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +625.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.27mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.035mg 9.24mg 400%
Iron 0.99mg 7.63mg 83%
Copper 0.103mg 0.81mg 79%
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 53%
Magnesium 24mg 184mg 38%
Cholesterol 103mg 34%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Phosphorus 217mg 429mg 30%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 3.363mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.39mg 27%
Carbs 0g 73.13g 24%
Protein 24.38g 13.3g 22%
Selenium 13.7µg 4.4µg 17%
Calcium 17mg 180mg 16%
Choline 95mg 13.1mg 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Saturated fat 3.04g 0.449g 12%
Calories 172kcal 367kcal 10%
Fats 7.56g 2.38g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.482mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 0.589g 6%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.942mg 4%
Folate 11µg 3%
Sodium 83mg 12mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 427mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 1.071g 3%
Zinc 3.87mg 3.63mg 2%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1.9µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.84g N/A
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.27mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Teff
2
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.3%
Contains more FatsFats +217.6%
Contains more WaterWater +656.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +82.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +382.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.7%

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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients
  2. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169747/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.