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Wheat Bread vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat Bread and merlot?

  • Wheat Bread is richer than merlot in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, folate, and copper.
  • Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 60% more.
  • Wheat Bread has 150 times more sodium than merlot. While wheat Bread has 601mg of sodium, merlot has only 4mg.
  • The glycemic index of merlot is lower.

We used Bread, wheat, toasted and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot types in this article.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +391.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1962.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75.6%
Contains more IronIron +789.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +1700%
Contains more ZincZinc +950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +717.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +943.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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%
Merlot
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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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1132.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2690.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1420%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +8500%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Merlot DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 0.2µg 60%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.132mg 54%
Iron 4.09mg 0.46mg 45%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.224mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.005mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.031mg 27%
Protein 12.96g 0.07g 26%
Sodium 601mg 4mg 26%
Phosphorus 188mg 23mg 24%
Folate 86µg 1µg 21%
Copper 0.198mg 0.011mg 21%
Fiber 4.7g 0g 19%
Carbs 55.77g 2.51g 18%
Calcium 165mg 8mg 16%
Calories 313kcal 83kcal 12%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.14mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 11%
Magnesium 59mg 12mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.03mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.057mg 7%
Fats 4.27g 0g 7%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 4%
Potassium 223mg 127mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 3%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 0.62g N/A
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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +18414.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2121.9%
Contains more WaterWater +257.4%
Contains more OtherOther +291%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/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.