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Endive vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are endive and wheat different?

  • Endive is higher in vitamin A; however, wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, magnesium, vitamin B6, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 162% higher.

Endive, raw and Wheat, durum are the varieties used in this article.

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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.
Endive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
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 +52.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +860%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.3%
Contains more IronIron +324.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +458.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +426.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1714.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +617.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +44600%

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.
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +230.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +423.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1584.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1995%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.935mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Endive Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin K 231µg 193%
Selenium 0.2µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.42mg 3.012mg 113%
Phosphorus 28mg 508mg 69%
Copper 0.099mg 0.553mg 50%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 6.738mg 40%
Iron 0.83mg 3.52mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.419mg 31%
Magnesium 15mg 144mg 31%
Zinc 0.79mg 4.16mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.419mg 28%
Folate 142µg 43µg 25%
Protein 1.25g 13.68g 25%
Carbs 3.35g 71.13g 23%
Calories 17kcal 339kcal 16%
Vitamin A 108µg 0µg 12%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 0mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.978g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.121mg 4%
Choline 16.8mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 3%
Potassium 314mg 431mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 2.47g 3%
Calcium 52mg 34mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.048g 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.344g 1%
Sodium 22mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.935mg 1%
Net carbs 0.25g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 0.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.072mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.063mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.053mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
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3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 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 WaterWater +757.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +994.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2023.3%
Contains more OtherOther +26.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
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35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1024.1%

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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/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.