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Buckwheat vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between buckwheat and veal

  • Buckwheat has more manganese, while veal has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Veal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 53% more than buckwheat.
  • Buckwheat contains 12 times more manganese than veal. While buckwheat contains 0.403mg of manganese, veal contains only 0.035mg.
  • Veal has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of veal is 0, while the glycemic index of buckwheat is 51.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled.

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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%
Veal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1051.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +283%
Contains more IronIron +23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +534.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +522.7%

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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +58.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +592.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +754.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +223.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +406.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +372.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.27µg 53%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 8.03mg 44%
Protein 3.38g 24.38g 42%
Cholesterol 0mg 103mg 34%
Zinc 0.61mg 3.87mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.39mg 24%
Selenium 2.2µg 13.7µg 21%
Phosphorus 70mg 217mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.27mg 18%
Manganese 0.403mg 0.035mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 1.16mg 16%
Choline 20.1mg 95mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.134g 3.04g 13%
Fats 0.62g 7.56g 11%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 2.84g 7%
Potassium 88mg 337mg 7%
Carbs 19.94g 0g 7%
Magnesium 51mg 24mg 6%
Copper 0.146mg 0.103mg 5%
Calories 92kcal 172kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.07mg 3%
Sodium 4mg 83mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 0.99mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0.55g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 1.2µg 1%
Folate 14µg 11µg 1%
Calcium 7mg 17mg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.15mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.049mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.127mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 0.212mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 0.172mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.044mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.133mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 0.173mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.079mg 0.885mg 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
Veal
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +13.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +621.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1119.4%
Contains more OtherOther +202.3%

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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1410.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +192.6%

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

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

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