Buckwheat vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are buckwheat and hot sauce different?
- Buckwheat is richer in manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, and phosphorus, while hot sauce is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
- Hot sauce covers your daily need for sodium, 115% more than buckwheat.
- Buckwheat contains 10 times more magnesium than hot sauce. Buckwheat contains 51mg of magnesium, while hot sauce contains 5mg.
- Buckwheat is lower in sodium.
Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot types were used in this article.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +920% |
Contains more IronIron | +66.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +421.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +454.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +536.4% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +722.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +14.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +63.6% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +270.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +226.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +133.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +33.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +110.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +103.9% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +26.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 4mg | 2643mg | 115% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 74.8mg | 83% |
Manganese | 0.403mg | 0.049mg | 15% |
Copper | 0.146mg | 0.028mg | 13% |
Magnesium | 51mg | 5mg | 11% |
Fiber | 2.7g | 0.3g | 10% |
Phosphorus | 70mg | 11mg | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.077mg | 0.157mg | 6% |
Carbs | 19.94g | 1.75g | 6% |
Protein | 3.38g | 0.51g | 6% |
Zinc | 0.61mg | 0.11mg | 5% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.359mg | 0.11mg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.94mg | 0.254mg | 4% |
Selenium | 2.2µg | 0µg | 4% |
Calories | 92kcal | 11kcal | 4% |
Choline | 20.1mg | 4% | |
Iron | 0.8mg | 0.48mg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.039mg | 0.082mg | 3% |
Folate | 14µg | 6µg | 2% |
Potassium | 88mg | 144mg | 2% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 8µg | 1% |
Fats | 0.62g | 0.37g | 0% |
Net carbs | 17.24g | 1.45g | N/A |
Calcium | 7mg | 8mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.9g | 1.26g | N/A |
Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.12mg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 2.4µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0.134g | 0.052g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.188g | 0.03g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.188g | 0.196g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.049mg | 0.007mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.129mg | 0.019mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.127mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.212mg | 0.027mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.172mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.044mg | 0.006mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.133mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.173mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.079mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.1g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +562.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +67.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1039.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +19% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1618.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +526.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -61.2% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~0.196g