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Buckwheat vs. Whisky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between buckwheat and whisky

  • Buckwheat has more manganese, copper, magnesium, fiber, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and zinc than whisky.
  • Buckwheat's daily need coverage for manganese is 17% more.
  • Buckwheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of buckwheat is 51, while the glycemic index of whisky is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof.

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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%
Whisky
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8700%
Contains more IronIron +3900%
Contains more CopperCopper +942.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +2950%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4937.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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%
Whisky
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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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1780%
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 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Buckwheat Whisky DV% diff.
Manganese 0.403mg 0.008mg 17%
Copper 0.146mg 0.014mg 15%
Magnesium 51mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Phosphorus 70mg 3mg 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.02mg 10%
Calories 92kcal 250kcal 8%
Vitamin B5 0.359mg 0mg 7%
Carbs 19.94g 0.1g 7%
Protein 3.38g 0g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.94mg 0.05mg 6%
Zinc 0.61mg 0.02mg 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 0µg 4%
Folate 14µg 0µg 4%
Choline 20.1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.008mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.039mg 0.001mg 3%
Potassium 88mg 1mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.134g 0g 1%
Fats 0.62g 0g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 1%
Calcium 7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 17.24g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 0.1g N/A
Sodium 4mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.188g 0g 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
Whisky
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64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19840%
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%
Contains more OtherOther +8272.1%

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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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/nutrients

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

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