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Buckwheat vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between buckwheat and merlot

  • Buckwheat has more copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamin B5 than merlot.
  • Buckwheat's daily need coverage for copper is 15% more.
  • Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of buckwheat is 51, while the glycemic index of merlot is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +325%
Contains more IronIron +73.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1227.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +335.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +204.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.3%
~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%
Merlot
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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% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +319.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1096.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Merlot DV% diff.
Copper 0.146mg 0.011mg 15%
Manganese 0.403mg 0.132mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Magnesium 51mg 12mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0.03mg 7%
Protein 3.38g 0.07g 7%
Phosphorus 70mg 23mg 7%
Carbs 19.94g 2.51g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0.224mg 4%
Iron 0.8mg 0.46mg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.2µg 4%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.14mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.005mg 3%
Folate 14µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Potassium 88mg 127mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.134g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 1%
Fats 0.62g 0g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.031mg 1%
Calories 92kcal 83kcal 0%
Net carbs 17.24g 2.51g N/A
Calcium 7mg 8mg 0%
Sugar 0.9g 0.62g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 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
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +4728.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +694.4%
Contains more WaterWater +14.5%
Contains more OtherOther +2418.6%

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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. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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