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Buckwheat vs. Almond butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between buckwheat and almond butter

  • Buckwheat has less vitamin E, copper, manganese, vitamin B2, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron, fiber, and zinc.
  • Almond butter covers your daily vitamin E needs 161% more than buckwheat.

Food varieties used in this article are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added.

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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 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +447.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4857.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +750%
Contains more IronIron +336.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +539.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +439.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +625.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +428.8%
~equal in Selenium ~2.4µg

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% 0% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
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% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +26800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2307.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +235.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +278.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +159.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Almond butter DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.09mg 24.21mg 161%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 13.613g 90%
Copper 0.146mg 0.934mg 88%
Fats 0.62g 55.5g 84%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 32.445g 81%
Manganese 0.403mg 2.131mg 75%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.939mg 69%
Phosphorus 70mg 508mg 63%
Magnesium 51mg 279mg 54%
Protein 3.38g 20.96g 35%
Calcium 7mg 347mg 34%
Iron 0.8mg 3.49mg 34%
Fiber 2.7g 10.3g 30%
Calories 92kcal 614kcal 26%
Zinc 0.61mg 3.29mg 24%
Potassium 88mg 748mg 19%
Saturated fat 0.134g 4.152g 18%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 3.155mg 14%
Folate 14µg 53µg 10%
Choline 20.1mg 52.1mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.103mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0.318mg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 8.52g N/A
Carbs 19.94g 18.82g 0%
Sugar 0.9g 4.43g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
Sodium 4mg 7mg 0%
Selenium 2.2µg 2.4µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.041mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0.55mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
Contains more WaterWater +4511.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +520.1%
Contains more FatsFats +8851.6%
Contains more OtherOther +616.3%
~equal in Carbs ~18.82g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +17158%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7141%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
2% 96%
Starch: 0.08 g
Sucrose: 4.34 g
Glucose: 0.02 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.07 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +900%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +985%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/nutrients
  2. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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