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Cassava vs. Groat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cassava and groat

  • Cassava has more vitamin C; however, groat has more copper, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B5.
  • Groat's daily need coverage for copper is 111% more.
  • Cassava has a higher glycemic index than groat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cassava, raw and Buckwheat.

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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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Groat
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.7%
Contains more IronIron +714.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1000%
Contains more ZincZinc +605.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1185.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +238.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1085.7%

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Groat
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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% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +785.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +722%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1052.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +11.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Groat DV% diff.
Copper 0.1mg 1.1mg 111%
Magnesium 21mg 231mg 50%
Phosphorus 27mg 347mg 46%
Manganese 0.384mg 1.3mg 40%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 7.02mg 39%
Fiber 1.8g 10g 33%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.425mg 29%
Iron 0.27mg 2.2mg 24%
Protein 1.36g 13.25g 24%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 1.233mg 23%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Zinc 0.34mg 2.4mg 19%
Selenium 0.7µg 8.3µg 14%
Carbs 38.06g 71.5g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.21mg 9%
Calories 160kcal 343kcal 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 1.039g 7%
Potassium 271mg 460mg 6%
Fats 0.28g 3.4g 5%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.741g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 1.04g 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Folate 27µg 30µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.101mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 1mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 61.5g N/A
Calcium 16mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.192mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.506mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.498mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.672mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.172mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.678mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.309mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Groat
4
13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 g
Contains more WaterWater +512.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +874.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1114.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.9%
Contains more OtherOther +238.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Groat
2
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.741 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.039 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1286.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2064.6%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients
  2. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/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.