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Buckwheat vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between buckwheat and butterscotch

  • Buckwheat is richer than butterscotch in manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Buckwheat covers your daily manganese needs 17% more than butterscotch.
  • Buckwheat is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2833.3%
Contains more IronIron +7900%
Contains more CopperCopper +14500%
Contains more ZincZinc +577.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +8875%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +533.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +2412.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Butterscotch DV% diff.
Carbs 19.94g 90.4g 23%
Manganese 0.403mg 0.001mg 17%
Sodium 4mg 391mg 17%
Copper 0.146mg 0.001mg 16%
Calories 92kcal 391kcal 15%
Magnesium 51mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Iron 0.8mg 0.01mg 10%
Phosphorus 70mg 1mg 10%
Saturated fat 0.134g 2.065g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0.004mg 7%
Protein 3.38g 0.03g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0.002mg 6%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.09mg 5%
Choline 20.1mg 0.8mg 4%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Fats 0.62g 3.3g 4%
Potassium 88mg 3mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.6µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0.845g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.012mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.016mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 90.4g N/A
Calcium 7mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 0.9g 80.46g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0.122g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11166.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1340.6%
Contains more FatsFats +432.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +353.4%
Contains more OtherOther +137.2%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +349.5%

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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. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/nutrients
  2. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.