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Arrowroot vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arrowroot and wheat

  • Arrowroot has more folate; however, wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B1, and iron.
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 161% more than arrowroot.
  • Arrowroot has 8 times more folate than wheat . While arrowroot has 338µg of folate, wheat has only 43µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Arrowroot, raw and Wheat, durum.

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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 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +476%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more IronIron +58.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +357%
Contains more ZincZinc +560.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +418.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1631%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12671.4%
~equal in Potassium ~431mg

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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +686%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +193%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +298%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +220.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +57.5%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.7µg 89.4µg 161%
Manganese 0.174mg 3.012mg 123%
Folate 338µg 43µg 74%
Phosphorus 98mg 508mg 59%
Copper 0.121mg 0.553mg 48%
Zinc 0.63mg 4.16mg 32%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 6.738mg 32%
Magnesium 25mg 144mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.419mg 23%
Protein 4.24g 13.68g 19%
Carbs 13.39g 71.13g 19%
Iron 2.22mg 3.52mg 16%
Calories 65kcal 339kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.935mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.419mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.978g 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.121mg 5%
Fats 0.2g 2.47g 3%
Calcium 6mg 34mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.454g 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 454mg 431mg 1%
Sodium 26mg 2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 12.09g 71.13g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +638.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +222.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +431.2%
Contains more OtherOther +25.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +963%

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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.