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Buckwheat vs. Tonic water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between buckwheat and tonic water

  • Tonic water has less manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Buckwheat covers your daily manganese needs 17% more than tonic water.
  • The glycemic index of buckwheat is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Beverages, carbonated, tonic water.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.3% 0% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 1.6% 0.13% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +7900%
Contains more CopperCopper +2333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +510%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Tonic water DV% diff.
Manganese 0.403mg 0.001mg 17%
Copper 0.146mg 0.006mg 16%
Magnesium 51mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Phosphorus 70mg 0mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.01mg 10%
Protein 3.38g 0g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.1mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 19.94g 8.8g 4%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Calories 92kcal 34kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 88mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.134g 0g 1%
Fats 0.62g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 1%
Calcium 7mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 8.8g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 8.8g N/A
Sodium 4mg 12mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0mg 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.8 g
Water: 91.1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +126.6%
Contains more OtherOther +330%
Contains more WaterWater +20.5%

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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. Tonic water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171869/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.