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Rapini vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between rapini and wheat

  • Rapini is higher in vitamin A, folate, calcium, vitamin E, and vitamin B6, yet wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 56% more than rapini.
  • Rapini contains 656 times more vitamin A than wheat. While rapini contains 2622IU of vitamin A, wheat contains only 4IU.
  • The glycemic index of rapini is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Broccoli raab, raw and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked.

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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.
Rapini
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 32% 17% 80% 14% 21% 31% 4.3% 52% 5.5%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 2.7% 14% 66% 69% 50% 63% 1% 134% 174%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.5%
Contains more IronIron +21.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +392.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +139%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3090%

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.
Rapini
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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 67% 44% 32% 0% 41% 30% 23% 19% 39% 0% 560% 62% 10%
Wheat
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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% 4.8% 0% 24% 6.9% 43% 0% 16% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +575%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +654.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +88.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rapini Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin K 224µg 187%
Selenium 1µg 31.9µg 56%
Manganese 0.395mg 1.03mg 28%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 22%
Folate 83µg 11µg 18%
Copper 0.042mg 0.207mg 18%
Vitamin A 131µg 15%
Phosphorus 73mg 147mg 11%
Calcium 108mg 9mg 10%
Zinc 0.77mg 1.84mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.62mg 0.24mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.129mg 0.03mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.171mg 0.07mg 8%
Carbs 2.85g 27.6g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.221mg 2.305mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.162mg 0.095mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.322mg 6%
Calories 22kcal 132kcal 6%
Fiber 2.7g 4.3g 6%
Magnesium 22mg 48mg 6%
Protein 3.17g 5.71g 5%
Iron 2.14mg 1.76mg 5%
Choline 18.3mg 3%
Sodium 33mg 8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.13g 0.243g 1%
Potassium 196mg 164mg 1%
Fats 0.49g 0.83g 1%
Net carbs 0.15g 23.3g N/A
Sugar 0.38g 3.07g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.084g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.106mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.104mg 0.22mg 0%
Leucine 0.17mg 0.432mg 0%
Lysine 0.198mg 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.128mg 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.153mg 0.267mg 0%
Histidine 0.066mg 0.147mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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3% 3% 93%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 2.85 g
Water: 92.55 g
Other: 0.94 g
Wheat
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6% 28% 65%
Protein: 5.71 g
Fats: 0.83 g
Carbs: 27.6 g
Water: 65.18 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more WaterWater +42%
Contains more OtherOther +38.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80.1%
Contains more FatsFats +69.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +868.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Rapini
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.13 g
Wheat
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.243 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +223.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.9%

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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. Rapini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170381/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169744/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.