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Custard vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between custard and merlot

  • Custard has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, calcium, and selenium; however, merlot is richer in manganese.
  • Custard's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 22% more.
  • Custard contains 30 times more selenium than merlot. Custard contains 6µg of selenium, while merlot contains 0.2µg.
  • Merlot contains less sugar.
  • Custard has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of custard is 35, while the glycemic index of merlot is 15.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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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 11% 42% 18% 13% 10% 14% 56% 11% 0.91% 33%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1637.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63%
Contains more CopperCopper +172.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +264.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +465.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +35.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1785.7%

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.
Custard
12
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 0.33% 17% 1.2% 18% 15% 51% 2.5% 42% 15% 65% 0.5% 6.8% 6.4%
Merlot
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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% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +609.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2230%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Custard Merlot DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.52µg 0µg 22%
Cholesterol 51mg 17%
Phosphorus 130mg 23mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0.031mg 15%
Calcium 139mg 8mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.699mg 0.03mg 13%
Selenium 6µg 0.2µg 11%
Saturated fat 2.032g 9%
Protein 3.99g 0.07g 8%
Fats 4g 0g 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 47IU 6%
Vitamin A 52µg 6%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.132mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.005mg 5%
Carbs 17.6g 2.51g 5%
Zinc 0.51mg 0.14mg 3%
Sodium 84mg 4mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.127g 3%
Choline 11.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.312g 2%
Folate 9µg 1µg 2%
Calories 122kcal 83kcal 2%
Iron 0.34mg 0.46mg 2%
Copper 0.03mg 0.011mg 2%
Potassium 207mg 127mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.064mg 0.057mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.132mg 0.224mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 17.6g 2.51g N/A
Sugar 4.82g 0.62g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.207mg 0%
Leucine 0.337mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.173mg 0%
Valine 0.233mg 0%
Histidine 0.092mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 4% 18% 73%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 17.6 g
Water: 73.45 g
Other: 0.96 g
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5600%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +601.2%
Contains more WaterWater +17.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1028.1%

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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. Custard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168773/nutrients
  2. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

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

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