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Cellophane noodles vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cellophane noodles and wheat different?

  • Wheat is higher than cellophane noodles in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and iron.
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 148% more than cellophane noodles.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index (50) than cellophane noodles (39).

Noodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice (mung beans), dehydrated and Wheat, durum types were used in this article.

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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 2.1% 7.5% 0.88% 81% 27% 11% 14% 1.3% 13% 43%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +4210%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +582.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +914.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1487.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2912%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1031.6%

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% 2.6% 0% 38% 0% 3.8% 6% 12% 0% 0% 1.5% 51%
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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +179.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3269%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +835%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +738%
Contains more FolateFolate +2050%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cellophane noodles Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 7.9µg 89.4µg 148%
Manganese 0.1mg 3.012mg 127%
Phosphorus 32mg 508mg 68%
Copper 0.081mg 0.553mg 52%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 6.738mg 41%
Zinc 0.41mg 4.16mg 34%
Magnesium 3mg 144mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.419mg 28%
Protein 0.16g 13.68g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.419mg 22%
Choline 93.2mg 17%
Iron 2.17mg 3.52mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.1mg 0.935mg 17%
Potassium 10mg 431mg 12%
Folate 2µg 43µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.121mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.018g 0.978g 6%
Carbs 86.09g 71.13g 5%
Fats 0.06g 2.47g 4%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0.344g 1%
Calories 351kcal 339kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Calcium 25mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 85.59g 71.13g N/A
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.005mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.007mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.013mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.011mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.01mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.008mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 13%
Protein: 0.16 g
Fats: 0.06 g
Carbs: 86.09 g
Water: 13.42 g
Other: 0.27 g
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +21%
Contains more WaterWater +22.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +8450%
Contains more FatsFats +4016.7%
Contains more OtherOther +559.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 19% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.018 g
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5333.3%

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. Cellophane noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174258/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.