Chowder vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chowder and buckwheat

Chowder has more vitamin A, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, buckwheat is higher in fiber.
Chowder covers your daily vitamin A needs 23% more than buckwheat.
Buckwheat contains 75 times less sodium than chowder. Chowder contains 299mg of sodium, while buckwheat contains 4mg.
The glycemic index of buckwheat is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, chicken corn chowder, chunky, ready-to-serve, single brand 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.

Chowder

Buckwheat

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.7%

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.

Chowder

Buckwheat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese		0.403mg	18%
Copper		0.146mg	16%
Sodium	299mg	4mg	13%
Magnesium		51mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.9g	0.188g	11%
Phosphorus		70mg	10%
Iron		0.8mg	10%
Fats	6.3g	0.62g	9%
Saturated fat	1.75g	0.134g	7%
Vitamin B5		0.359mg	7%
Fiber	0.9g	2.7g	7%
Zinc		0.61mg	6%
Vitamin B3		0.94mg	6%
Vitamin B6		0.077mg	6%
Vitamin A	58µg	0µg	6%
Selenium		2.2µg	4%
Folate		14µg	4%
Choline		20.1mg	4%
Carbs	7.5g	19.94g	4%
Cholesterol	11mg	0mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.27g	0.188g	3%
Vitamin B2		0.039mg	3%
Potassium		88mg	3%
Vitamin B1		0.04mg	3%
Vitamin K		1.9µg	2%
Vitamin E		0.09mg	1%
Protein	3.1g	3.38g	1%
Calcium		7mg	1%
Calories	99kcal	92kcal	0%
Net carbs	6.6g	17.24g	N/A
Sugar		0.9g	N/A
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%