Buckwheat vs. Pea soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are buckwheat and pea soup different?
- Buckwheat has more magnesium, manganese, and vitamin B5 than pea soup.
- Daily need coverage for sodium for pea soup is 14% higher.
- Buckwheat contains 7 times more vitamin B5 than pea soup. While buckwheat contains 0.359mg of vitamin B5, pea soup contains only 0.049mg.
- Buckwheat has less sugar.
- Buckwheat has a lower glycemic index (51) than pea soup (66).
Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water are the varieties 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 | +240% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +23.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +48.9% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.8% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +64.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +71.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +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 B2Vitamin B2 | +56% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +103.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +632.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +285% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +850% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1300% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +52.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 4mg | 336mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 51mg | 15mg | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.403mg | 0.245mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.359mg | 0.049mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.077mg | 0.02mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 70mg | 47mg | 3% |
| Folate | 14µg | 1µg | 3% |
| Carbs | 19.94g | 9.88g | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.94mg | 0.462mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 2.2µg | 3.6µg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 1.9g | 3% |
| Saturated fat | 0.134g | 0.524g | 2% |
| Calories | 92kcal | 61kcal | 2% |
| Potassium | 88mg | 71mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 0.73mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.039mg | 0.025mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 12mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 0.2µg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.62g | 1.09g | 1% |
| Choline | 20.1mg | 13.2mg | 1% |
| Protein | 3.38g | 3.2g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 17.24g | 7.98g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.9g | 3.19g | N/A |
| Copper | 0.146mg | 0.146mg | 0% |
| Zinc | 0.61mg | 0.64mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 3µg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.09mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.04mg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.188g | 0.372g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.188g | 0.142g | 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
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +101.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +75.8% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +11.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +197.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -74.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +32.4% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +97.9% |
