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Wheat Bread vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat Bread and arrowroot

  • Wheat Bread has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, iron, calcium, and fiber; however, arrowroot has more folate.
  • Arrowroot's daily need coverage for folate is 63% more.
  • Wheat Bread has 48 times more selenium than arrowroot. Wheat Bread has 33.4µg of selenium, while arrowroot has 0.7µg.
  • Arrowroot is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, wheat, toasted and Arrowroot, raw.

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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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2650%
Contains more IronIron +84.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +133.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +691.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4671.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +207%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +547.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +269.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +850%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +293%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Arrowroot DV% diff.
Folate 86µg 338µg 63%
Selenium 33.4µg 0.7µg 59%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.174mg 52%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 1.693mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.143mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.059mg 25%
Sodium 601mg 26mg 25%
Iron 4.09mg 2.22mg 23%
Protein 12.96g 4.24g 17%
Calcium 165mg 6mg 16%
Carbs 55.77g 13.39g 14%
Fiber 4.7g 1.3g 14%
Phosphorus 188mg 98mg 13%
Calories 313kcal 65kcal 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.092g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.266mg 9%
Copper 0.198mg 0.121mg 9%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.63mg 8%
Magnesium 59mg 25mg 8%
Potassium 223mg 454mg 7%
Fats 4.27g 0.2g 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.039g 4%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.292mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.004g 3%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1.9mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Net carbs 51.07g 12.09g N/A
Sugar 6.42g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +205.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2035%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +316.5%
Contains more OtherOther +95.1%
Contains more WaterWater +233.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25375%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1769.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.