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Collard Greens vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between collard Greens and wheat

  • Collard Greens have more vitamin A and calcium, while wheat has more selenium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B3, iron, and magnesium.
  • Collard Greens' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 152% higher.
  • Wheat contains 16 times less calcium than collard Greens. Collard Greens contain 141mg of calcium, while wheat contains 9mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 42% 10% 42% 17% 6.3% 14% 2% 67% 2.7%
Wheat
Wheat
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 2.7% 14% 66% 69% 50% 63% 1% 134% 174%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1466.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +128.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.2%
Contains more IronIron +55.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +305.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +359.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6280%

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 61% 127% 18% 0% 10% 24% 11% 13% 30% 0% 1017% 12% 21%
Wheat
Wheat
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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% 4.8% 0% 24% 6.9% 43% 0% 16% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Collard Greens Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin K 406.6µg 339%
Selenium 0.5µg 31.9µg 57%
Vitamin A 380µg 42%
Manganese 0.51mg 1.03mg 23%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 20%
Copper 0.051mg 0.207mg 17%
Phosphorus 32mg 147mg 16%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.84mg 15%
Calcium 141mg 9mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.575mg 2.305mg 11%
Iron 1.13mg 1.76mg 8%
Carbs 5.65g 27.6g 7%
Choline 38.4mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.03mg 6%
Protein 2.71g 5.71g 6%
Magnesium 21mg 48mg 6%
Calories 33kcal 132kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.095mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0.24mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.218mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.128mg 0.07mg 4%
Fiber 4g 4.3g 1%
Potassium 117mg 164mg 1%
Folate 16µg 11µg 1%
Fats 0.72g 0.83g 0%
Net carbs 1.65g 23.3g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 3.07g N/A
Sodium 15mg 8mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.047g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.084g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.173g 0.243g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.086mg 0.22mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0.432mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.028mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.267mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.147mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 90%
Protein: 2.71 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 5.65 g
Water: 90.18 g
Other: 0.74 g
Wheat
Wheat
3
6% 28% 65%
Protein: 5.71 g
Fats: 0.83 g
Carbs: 27.6 g
Water: 65.18 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more WaterWater +38.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +110.7%
Contains more FatsFats +15.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +388.5%
~equal in Other ~0.68g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.173 g
Wheat
Wheat
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.243 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +223.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.5%

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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. Collard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170407/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169744/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.