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Arrowroot vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between arrowroot and whey

  • Arrowroot has more folate, iron, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, potassium, and manganese, while whey has more vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 84% higher.
  • Whey contains 174 times less manganese than arrowroot. Arrowroot contains 0.174mg of manganese, while whey contains 0.001mg.
  • Whey has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of whey is 43, while the glycemic index of arrowroot is 58.

The food types used in this comparison are Arrowroot, raw and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +212.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182%
Contains more IronIron +3600%
Contains more CopperCopper +2925%
Contains more ZincZinc +384.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +113%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +683.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +171.4%

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +297.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2187.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +758.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +33700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +167.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Whey DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 1µg 84%
Iron 2.22mg 0.06mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.031mg 18%
Copper 0.121mg 0.004mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.074mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.036mg 9%
Potassium 454mg 161mg 9%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.001mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.158mg 8%
Protein 4.24g 0.85g 7%
Phosphorus 98mg 46mg 7%
Fiber 1.3g 0g 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.13mg 5%
Calcium 6mg 47mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 8mg 4%
Carbs 13.39g 5.14g 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.383mg 2%
Calories 65kcal 27kcal 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.23g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.011g 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Sodium 26mg 54mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.36g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +398.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +160.5%
Contains more OtherOther +167.9%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +15.3%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +736.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2400%

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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. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients

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

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