Groat vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are groat and true morels different?

Groat is richer in copper, magnesium, manganese, vitamin B3, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, while true morels are higher in iron and vitamin D.
True morels cover your daily need for iron, 125% more than groat.
Groat contains 12 times more magnesium than true morels. Groat contains 231mg of magnesium, while true morels contain 19mg.
Groat has a higher glycemic index (54) than true morels (32).

Buckwheat and Mushrooms, morel, raw types were 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.

Groat

True morels

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1115.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+11.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+76%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+78.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+121.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+277.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+138.9%
Contains more IronIron	+453.6%

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.

Groat

True morels

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+107.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+211.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+180.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	2.2mg	12.18mg	125%
Copper	1.1mg	0.625mg	53%
Magnesium	231mg	19mg	50%
Manganese	1.3mg	0.587mg	31%
Vitamin B3	7.02mg	2.252mg	30%
Fiber	10g	2.8g	29%
Vitamin D	0µg	5.1µg	26%
Vitamin D	0IU	206IU	26%
Carbs	71.5g	5.1g	22%
Phosphorus	347mg	194mg	22%
Protein	13.25g	3.12g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.425mg	0.205mg	17%
Calories	343kcal	31kcal	16%
Vitamin B5	1.233mg	0.44mg	16%
Selenium	8.3µg	2.2µg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.21mg	0.136mg	6%
Folate	30µg	9µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.039g	0.433g	4%
Fats	3.4g	0.57g	4%
Saturated fat	0.741g	0.065g	3%
Vitamin B1	0.101mg	0.069mg	3%
Zinc	2.4mg	2.03mg	3%
Calcium	18mg	43mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.04g	0.052g	2%
Sodium	1mg	21mg	1%
Potassium	460mg	411mg	1%
Net carbs	61.5g	2.3g	N/A
Sugar		0.6g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.192mg		0%
Threonine	0.506mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.498mg		0%
Leucine	0.832mg		0%
Lysine	0.672mg		0%
Methionine	0.172mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg		0%
Valine	0.678mg		0%
Histidine	0.309mg		0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.215g	N/A