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Agave, dried (Southwest) vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between agave, dried (Southwest) and buckwheat

  • Buckwheat contains less zinc, calcium, fiber, vitamin B2, magnesium, iron, potassium, and vitamin B6 than agave, dried (Southwest).
  • Daily need coverage for zinc for agave, dried (Southwest) is 104% higher.
  • Buckwheat has 110 times less calcium than agave, dried (Southwest). Agave, dried (Southwest) has 770mg of calcium, while buckwheat has 7mg.

Food types used in this article are Agave, dried (Southwest) and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 148% 231% 68% 137% 63% 330% 16% 1.8% 44% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +305.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +771.6%
Contains more IronIron +355%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1883.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%

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.
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% 0.33% 15% 0% 5.3% 149% 16% 9% 50% 0% 1.3% 5.3% 0%
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% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +744.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1551.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +139.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +280%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.94mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Agave, dried (Southwest) Buckwheat DV% diff.
Zinc 12.1mg 0.61mg 104%
Calcium 770mg 7mg 76%
Fructose 42.83g 0.1g 53%
Fiber 15.6g 2.7g 52%
Vitamin B2 0.644mg 0.039mg 47%
Magnesium 207mg 51mg 37%
Iron 3.64mg 0.8mg 36%
Carbs 81.98g 19.94g 21%
Potassium 767mg 88mg 20%
Calories 341kcal 92kcal 12%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.077mg 11%
Copper 0.189mg 0.146mg 5%
Phosphorus 37mg 70mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0.359mg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.76mg 0.09mg 4%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.403mg 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.2µg 3%
Protein 1.71g 3.38g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.04mg 2%
Folate 7µg 14µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 1%
Saturated fat 0.134g 1%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 1.9µg 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.62g 0%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 66.38g 17.24g N/A
Sugar 50.7g 0.9g N/A
Starch 0.91g 0%
Sodium 14mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.87mg 0.94mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 82% 12% 4%
Protein: 1.71 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 81.98 g
Water: 11.64 g
Other: 3.98 g
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more FatsFats +11.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +311.1%
Contains more OtherOther +825.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.7%
Contains more WaterWater +549.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 9% 7% 83%
Starch: 0.91 g
Sucrose: 4.39 g
Glucose: 3.48 g
Fructose: 42.83 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +997.5%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1640%
Contains more FructoseFructose +42730%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Agave, dried (Southwest) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168993/nutrients
  2. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/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.