Groat vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between groat and table salt

Groat is higher than table salt in copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and iron.
Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1685% more than groat.
The amount of sodium in groat is lower.
The glycemic index of table salt is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Buckwheat and Salt, table.

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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

Table salt

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5650%
Contains more IronIron	+566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+8200%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+33.3%

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

Table salt

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1mg	38758mg	1685%
Copper	1.1mg	0.03mg	119%
Magnesium	231mg	1mg	55%
Manganese	1.3mg	0.1mg	52%
Phosphorus	347mg	0mg	50%
Vitamin B3	7.02mg	0mg	44%
Fiber	10g	0g	40%
Vitamin B2	0.425mg	0mg	33%
Protein	13.25g	0g	27%
Vitamin B5	1.233mg	0mg	25%
Carbs	71.5g	0g	24%
Iron	2.2mg	0.33mg	23%
Zinc	2.4mg	0.1mg	21%
Calories	343kcal	0kcal	17%
Vitamin B6	0.21mg	0mg	16%
Selenium	8.3µg	0.1µg	15%
Potassium	460mg	8mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.101mg	0mg	8%
Folate	30µg	0µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.039g	0g	7%
Fats	3.4g	0g	5%
Saturated fat	0.741g	0g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.04g	0g	3%
Calcium	18mg	24mg	1%
Net carbs	61.5g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.192mg	0mg	0%
Threonine	0.506mg	0mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.498mg	0mg	0%
Leucine	0.832mg	0mg	0%
Lysine	0.672mg	0mg	0%
Methionine	0.172mg	0mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.52mg	0mg	0%
Valine	0.678mg	0mg	0%
Histidine	0.309mg	0mg	0%