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Wheat Bread vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat Bread and tamarind?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, iron, zinc, copper, and phosphorus, yet tamarind is higher in potassium.
  • Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 58% more.
  • Wheat Bread has 21 times more sodium than tamarind. While wheat Bread has 601mg of sodium, tamarind has only 28mg.
  • The glycemic index of tamarind is lower.

We used Bread, wheat, toasted and Tamarinds, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 66% 22% 55% 105% 29% 2.7% 48% 3.7% 0% 7.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +123%
Contains more IronIron +46.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1370%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2469.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%

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%
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 12% 0.67% 2% 0% 107% 35% 36% 8.6% 15% 0% 7% 11% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +140%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +151.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +222.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +131.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +103.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +514.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +157%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.428mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Tamarind DV% diff.
Manganese 1.377mg 60%
Selenium 33.4µg 1.3µg 58%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 1.938mg 27%
Sodium 601mg 28mg 25%
Protein 12.96g 2.8g 20%
Folate 86µg 14µg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.152mg 18%
Iron 4.09mg 2.8mg 16%
Potassium 223mg 628mg 12%
Copper 0.198mg 0.086mg 12%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.1mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.059g 11%
Phosphorus 188mg 113mg 11%
Calcium 165mg 74mg 9%
Magnesium 59mg 92mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.066mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.143mg 6%
Fats 4.27g 0.6g 6%
Calories 313kcal 239kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 3.5mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.272g 3%
Choline 22.1mg 8.6mg 2%
Fiber 4.7g 5.1g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.181g 2%
Carbs 55.77g 62.5g 2%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 2.8µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.428mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 51.07g 57.4g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 38.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.018mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.139mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.014mg 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
3% 63% 31% 3%
Protein: 2.8 g
Fats: 0.6 g
Carbs: 62.5 g
Water: 31.4 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +362.9%
Contains more FatsFats +611.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.1%
Contains more WaterWater +29.6%
~equal in Other ~2.7g

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
53% 35% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.181 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.059 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +463%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2815.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.5%

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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. Tamarind - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167763/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.