Bamboo shoots vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between bamboo shoots and dough

Bamboo shoots are higher in potassium and vitamin B6, yet dough is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Dough covers your daily selenium needs 51% more than bamboo shoots.
Bamboo shoots contain 5 times more potassium than dough. While bamboo shoots contain 533mg of potassium, dough contains only 117mg.
The amount of sodium in bamboo shoots is lower.
The glycemic index of bamboo shoots is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Bamboo shoots, raw and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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.

Bamboo shoots

Dough

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+355.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+966.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more IronIron	+682%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+78%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+120.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3475%

~equal in Zinc ~1.04mg

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.

Bamboo shoots

Dough

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+376.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+124.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+373.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+510%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+702.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+182.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1657.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0.8µg	28.6µg	51%
Vitamin B1	0.15mg	0.71mg	47%
Iron	0.5mg	3.91mg	43%
Folate	7µg	123µg	29%
Vitamin B2	0.07mg	0.427mg	27%
Vitamin B3	0.6mg	4.817mg	26%
Sodium	4mg	602mg	26%
Starch		44.23g	18%
Protein	2.6g	10.75g	16%
Carbs	5.2g	51.88g	16%
Manganese	0.262mg	0.577mg	14%
Calories	27kcal	272kcal	12%
Potassium	533mg	117mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.24mg	0.107mg	10%
Phosphorus	59mg	105mg	7%
Magnesium	3mg	32mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.161mg	0.455mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.134g	0.855g	5%
Vitamin E	1mg	0.21mg	5%
Copper	0.19mg	0.152mg	4%
Calcium	13mg	52mg	4%
Vitamin C	4mg	0mg	4%
Fats	0.3g	2.42g	3%
Saturated fat	0.069g	0.529g	2%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.007g	0.362g	1%
Zinc	1.1mg	1.04mg	1%
Choline	0mg	8mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.7µg	1%
Net carbs	3g	49.68g	N/A
Sugar	3g	4.62g	N/A
Fiber	2.2g	2.2g	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.005g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.027mg		0%
Threonine	0.086mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.088mg		0%
Leucine	0.14mg		0%
Lysine	0.134mg		0%
Methionine	0.03mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.09mg		0%
Valine	0.106mg		0%
Histidine	0.042mg		0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.788g	N/A