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Espresso vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between espresso and wheat ?

  • Espresso has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and magnesium than wheat .
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 163% higher.
  • Espresso has a lower glycemic index than wheat .

We used Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Wheat, durum types in this comparison.

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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 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +80%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +274.8%
Contains more IronIron +2607.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1006%
Contains more ZincZinc +8220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +7157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5924%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.67% 0% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
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% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41800%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3239.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20850%
Contains more FolateFolate +4200%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0µg 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 0.05mg 3.012mg 129%
Phosphorus 7mg 508mg 72%
Copper 0.05mg 0.553mg 56%
Caffeine 212mg 53%
Iron 0.13mg 3.52mg 42%
Zinc 0.05mg 4.16mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.419mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.419mg 32%
Protein 0.12g 13.68g 27%
Carbs 1.67g 71.13g 23%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0.935mg 18%
Calories 9kcal 339kcal 17%
Magnesium 80mg 144mg 15%
Folate 1µg 43µg 11%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 6.738mg 10%
Potassium 115mg 431mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.978g 6%
Fats 0.18g 2.47g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.121mg 4%
Calcium 2mg 34mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.344g 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 71.13g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 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 +794%
Contains more ProteinProtein +11300%
Contains more FatsFats +1272.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4159.3%
Contains more OtherOther +673.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 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 -79.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +963%

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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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.