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Buckwheat vs. Miso — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between buckwheat and miso

  • Miso has more copper, vitamin K, iron, manganese, zinc, vitamin B2, phosphorus, fiber, and choline than buckwheat.
  • Miso's daily need coverage for sodium is 162% more.
  • Buckwheat contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Miso.

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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%
Miso
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +714.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.6%
Contains more IronIron +211.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +187.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +319.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +113.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +218.2%
~equal in Magnesium ~48mg

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%
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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% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +145%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +497.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +158.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1442.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +259.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.906mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.337mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Miso DV% diff.
Sodium 4mg 3728mg 162%
Copper 0.146mg 0.42mg 30%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 29.3µg 23%
Iron 0.8mg 2.49mg 21%
Manganese 0.403mg 0.859mg 20%
Protein 3.38g 12.79g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 2.884g 18%
Zinc 0.61mg 2.56mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.233mg 15%
Phosphorus 70mg 159mg 13%
Fiber 2.7g 5.4g 11%
Choline 20.1mg 72.2mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.199mg 9%
Selenium 2.2µg 7µg 9%
Fats 0.62g 6.01g 8%
Fructose 0.1g 6g 7%
Calories 92kcal 198kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.098mg 5%
Calcium 7mg 57mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.134g 1.025g 4%
Potassium 88mg 210mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.08µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 1.118g 2%
Carbs 19.94g 25.37g 2%
Folate 14µg 19µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.01mg 1%
Magnesium 51mg 48mg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 19.97g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0.906mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0.337mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.155mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.479mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0.508mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0.82mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0.478mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0.129mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.486mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0.547mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0.243mg 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
Miso
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13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Contains more WaterWater +75.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +278.4%
Contains more FatsFats +869.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.2%
Contains more OtherOther +2879.1%

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
Miso
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20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +494.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1434%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Miso
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97% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 6 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.2 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +5900%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/nutrients

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

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