Baby food vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between baby food and wheat
- Baby food has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and calcium, while wheat has more selenium, copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc.
- Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 550% higher.
- Wheat contains 22 times less vitamin B2 than baby food. Baby food contains 2.717mg of vitamin B2, while wheat contains 0.121mg.
The food types used in this comparison are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +2055.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +1249.4% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +44% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +65.6% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +73.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +29.6% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -33.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +245.2% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +481.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +2145.5% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +415.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +14.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +121.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Iron | 47.5mg | 3.52mg | 550% |
Vitamin B2 | 2.717mg | 0.121mg | 200% |
Vitamin B3 | 34.714mg | 6.738mg | 175% |
Vitamin B1 | 2.438mg | 0.419mg | 168% |
Manganese | 3.012mg | 131% | |
Selenium | 25.9µg | 89.4µg | 115% |
Calcium | 733mg | 34mg | 70% |
Fiber | 7.5g | 30% | |
Vitamin E | 3.68mg | 25% | |
Copper | 0.334mg | 0.553mg | 24% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.189mg | 0.419mg | 18% |
Phosphorus | 392mg | 508mg | 17% |
Zinc | 2.4mg | 4.16mg | 16% |
Magnesium | 100mg | 144mg | 10% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.697g | 0.978g | 5% |
Choline | 23.2mg | 4% | |
Vitamin B5 | 1.074mg | 0.935mg | 3% |
Vitamin C | 2.3mg | 0mg | 3% |
Fats | 4.4g | 2.47g | 3% |
Protein | 12.2g | 13.68g | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.206g | 0.344g | 2% |
Calories | 379kcal | 339kcal | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.769g | 0.454g | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.5µg | 1% | |
Carbs | 73.4g | 71.13g | 1% |
Net carbs | 65.9g | 71.13g | N/A |
Potassium | 437mg | 431mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.87g | N/A | |
Sodium | 3mg | 2mg | 0% |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 0µg | 0% |
Folate | 43µg | 43µg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.158mg | 0.176mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.4mg | 0.366mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.477mg | 0.533mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.041mg | 0.934mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.404mg | 0.303mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.24mg | 0.221mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.672mg | 0.681mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.653mg | 0.594mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.286mg | 0.322mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +78.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +85.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.1% |
Contains more WaterWater | +63.3% |
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Carbs
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +250.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +73.5% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -41% |