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Buckwheat vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between buckwheat and beer

  • The amount of manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and zinc in buckwheat is higher than in beer.
  • Buckwheat covers your daily need for manganese, 17% more than beer.
  • Buckwheat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of buckwheat is 51, while the glycemic index of beer is 104.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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%
Beer
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +225.9%
Contains more IronIron +3900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2820%
Contains more ZincZinc +6000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4937.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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%
Beer
Beer
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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% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +775.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +99%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Beer DV% diff.
Manganese 0.403mg 0.008mg 17%
Copper 0.146mg 0.005mg 16%
Magnesium 51mg 6mg 11%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Iron 0.8mg 0.02mg 10%
Phosphorus 70mg 14mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0.041mg 6%
Protein 3.38g 0.46g 6%
Carbs 19.94g 3.55g 5%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.01mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.005mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0.513mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.046mg 2%
Folate 14µg 6µg 2%
Choline 20.1mg 10.1mg 2%
Calories 92kcal 43kcal 2%
Potassium 88mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.62g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.025mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.134g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 3.55g N/A
Calcium 7mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0.9g 0g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0mg 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
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +634.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +461.7%
Contains more WaterWater +21.6%
Contains more OtherOther +837.2%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.