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Buckwheat vs. Jujube — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between buckwheat and jujube?

  • Buckwheat is richer in manganese, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, and zinc, yet jujube is richer in vitamin C.
  • Jujube's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 77% higher.
  • Buckwheat has 12 times more zinc than jujube. Buckwheat has 0.61mg of zinc, while jujube has 0.05mg.
  • Jujube has a lower glycemic index than buckwheat.

We used Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Jujube, raw types in this comparison.

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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%
Jujube
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.3% 22% 18% 24% 1.4% 9.9% 0.39% 11% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +410%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +1120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +204.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +379.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%

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%
Jujube
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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 230% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 9.2% 17% 0% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.9mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.081mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Jujube DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 69mg 77%
Manganese 0.403mg 0.084mg 14%
Fiber 2.7g 11%
Magnesium 51mg 10mg 10%
Copper 0.146mg 0.073mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 7%
Phosphorus 70mg 23mg 7%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.05mg 5%
Potassium 88mg 250mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 4%
Protein 3.38g 1.2g 4%
Iron 0.8mg 0.48mg 4%
Folate 14µg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.02mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.134g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 1%
Calories 92kcal 79kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Calcium 7mg 21mg 1%
Fats 0.62g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 20.23g N/A
Carbs 19.94g 20.23g 0%
Sugar 0.9g N/A
Sodium 4mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0.9mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.081mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 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
Jujube
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20% 78%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 20.23 g
Water: 77.86 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +181.7%
Contains more FatsFats +210%
Contains more OtherOther +18.6%
~equal in Carbs ~20.23g
~equal in Water ~77.86g

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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. Jujube - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168151/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.