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Buckwheat vs. Fish oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between buckwheat and fish oil

  • Buckwheat is richer than fish oil in manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Fish oil covers your daily cholesterol needs 255% more than buckwheat.
  • Buckwheat is lower in saturated fat.
  • Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index (51) than fish oil (0).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Fish oil, herring.

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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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Fish oil DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 766mg 255%
Fats 0.62g 100g 153%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 56.564g 141%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 15.604g 103%
Saturated fat 0.134g 21.29g 96%
Calories 92kcal 902kcal 41%
Manganese 0.403mg 0mg 18%
Copper 0.146mg 0mg 16%
Magnesium 51mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Iron 0.8mg 0mg 10%
Phosphorus 70mg 0mg 10%
Carbs 19.94g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0mg 7%
Protein 3.38g 0g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.61mg 0mg 6%
Selenium 2.2µg 0µg 4%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 88mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.9g N/A
Sodium 4mg 0mg 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 6.273g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 4.206g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.619g N/A

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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +16029%

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
23% 61% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 56.564 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.604 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29987.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8200%

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. Fish oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172340/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.