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Celery vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between celery and buckwheat

  • Celery has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, and potassium, while buckwheat has more manganese, copper, magnesium, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Celery covers your daily need for vitamin K, 23% more than buckwheat.
  • Celery has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of celery is 32, while the glycemic index of buckwheat is 51.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Celery, raw and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked.

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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.
Celery
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +471.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +363.6%
Contains more IronIron +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +317.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +291.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%

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.
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1442.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +229.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.077mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Buckwheat DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 1.9µg 23%
Manganese 0.103mg 0.403mg 13%
Copper 0.035mg 0.146mg 12%
Magnesium 11mg 51mg 10%
Iron 0.2mg 0.8mg 8%
Phosphorus 24mg 70mg 7%
Folate 36µg 14µg 6%
Carbs 2.97g 19.94g 6%
Potassium 260mg 88mg 5%
Protein 0.69g 3.38g 5%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.94mg 4%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.61mg 4%
Calories 16kcal 92kcal 4%
Fiber 1.6g 2.7g 4%
Calcium 40mg 7mg 3%
Sodium 80mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0mg 3%
Choline 6.1mg 20.1mg 3%
Selenium 0.4µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.359mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.039mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.09mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.62g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.188g 1%
Net carbs 1.37g 17.24g N/A
Sugar 1.34g 0.9g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.077mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.134g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.188g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.079mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0.1g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more WaterWater +26.2%
Contains more OtherOther +72.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +389.9%
Contains more FatsFats +264.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +571.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +487.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +138%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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6% 30% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.48 g
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +100%
Contains more FructoseFructose +270%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +400%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/nutrients
  2. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/nutrients

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

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