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Dough vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between dough and whey

  • Dough has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and copper; however, whey is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Dough covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 56% more than whey.
  • Dough has 577 times more manganese than whey. While dough has 0.577mg of manganese, whey has only 0.001mg.
  • Whey has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of dough is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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.
Dough
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Whey
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more IronIron +6416.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +3700%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +128.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1405.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
~equal in Calcium ~47mg

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.
Dough
8
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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Whey
4
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% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1872.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6409.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +245.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +12200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.036mg 56%
Selenium 28.6µg 1.9µg 49%
Iron 3.91mg 0.06mg 48%
Folate 123µg 1µg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 0.074mg 30%
Manganese 0.577mg 0.001mg 25%
Sodium 602mg 54mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.158mg 21%
Protein 10.75g 0.85g 20%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Copper 0.152mg 0.004mg 16%
Carbs 51.88g 5.14g 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Calories 272kcal 27kcal 12%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.13mg 8%
Phosphorus 105mg 46mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.031mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 0.011g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Fats 2.42g 0.36g 3%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 0.1g 1%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.23g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Choline 8mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.383mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Calcium 52mg 47mg 1%
Potassium 117mg 161mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 49.68g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 4.62g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
4
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Whey
1
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1164.7%
Contains more FatsFats +572.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +909.3%
Contains more OtherOther +267.9%
Contains more WaterWater +182.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
2
30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +262%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7672.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.5%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.