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Chickpea raw vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chickpea raw and wheat

  • Chickpea raw has more manganese, folate, vitamin B5, copper, and iron; however, wheat has more selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, magnesium, and zinc.
  • Chickpea raw's daily need coverage for manganese is 795% more.
  • Chickpea raw has 13 times more folate than wheat . Chickpea raw has 557µg of folate, while wheat has 43µg.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index than chickpea raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw and Wheat, durum.

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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 56% 17% 63% 162% 219% 75% 108% 3.1% 2779% 0%
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 CalciumCalcium +67.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.6%
Contains more IronIron +22.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +607.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +82.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +50.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 13% 1% 16% 0% 119% 49% 29% 95% 123% 0% 23% 418% 54%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +75.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1195.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +337.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpea raw Wheat DV% diff.
Manganese 21.306mg 3.012mg 795%
Selenium 0µg 89.4µg 163%
Folate 557µg 43µg 129%
Fiber 12.2g 49%
Phosphorus 252mg 508mg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.541mg 6.738mg 32%
Choline 99.3mg 18%
Magnesium 79mg 144mg 15%
Protein 20.47g 13.68g 14%
Vitamin B5 1.588mg 0.935mg 13%
Zinc 2.76mg 4.16mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.731g 0.978g 12%
Copper 0.656mg 0.553mg 11%
Iron 4.31mg 3.52mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.535mg 0.419mg 9%
Potassium 718mg 431mg 8%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.212mg 0.121mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 5%
Fats 6.04g 2.47g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.477mg 0.419mg 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.377g 0.344g 3%
Carbs 62.95g 71.13g 3%
Calories 378kcal 339kcal 2%
Calcium 57mg 34mg 2%
Sodium 24mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.603g 0.454g 1%
Net carbs 50.75g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 10.7g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.882mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 1.377mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.27mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.103mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.865mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.566mg 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 63% 8% 3%
Protein: 20.47 g
Fats: 6.04 g
Carbs: 62.95 g
Water: 7.68 g
Other: 2.86 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 ProteinProtein +49.6%
Contains more FatsFats +144.5%
Contains more OtherOther +60.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13%
Contains more WaterWater +42.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.603 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.731 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.7%

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. Chickpea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173756/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.