Hoisin sauce vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between hoisin sauce and buckwheat

Hoisin sauce has more vitamin B2 and polyunsaturated fat; however, buckwheat is higher in manganese, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
Hoisin sauce covers your daily sodium needs 70% more than buckwheat.
Buckwheat contains 30 times less sugar than hoisin sauce. Hoisin sauce contains 27.26g of sugar, while buckwheat contains 0.9g.
Buckwheat has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Sauce, hoisin, ready-to-serve and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked.

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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.

Hoisin sauce

Buckwheat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+357.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.2%
Contains more IronIron	+26.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+112.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+90.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+84.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+58.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.2%

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.

Hoisin sauce

Buckwheat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+211.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+456.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+24.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+64.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+427.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+24.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+280%
Contains more CholineCholine	+151.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	1615mg	4mg	70%
Vitamin B2	0.217mg	0.039mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.698g	0.188g	10%
Carbs	44.08g	19.94g	8%
Calories	220kcal	92kcal	6%
Vitamin B5	0.068mg	0.359mg	6%
Magnesium	24mg	51mg	6%
Manganese	0.254mg	0.403mg	6%
Phosphorus	38mg	70mg	5%
Fats	3.39g	0.62g	4%
Zinc	0.32mg	0.61mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.004mg	0.04mg	3%
Calcium	32mg	7mg	3%
Iron	1.01mg	0.8mg	3%
Folate	23µg	14µg	2%
Saturated fat	0.568g	0.134g	2%
Choline	8mg	20.1mg	2%
Copper	0.128mg	0.146mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.963g	0.188g	2%
Selenium	1.8µg	2.2µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.17mg	0.94mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.062mg	0.077mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	1.9µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.09mg	1%
Potassium	119mg	88mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Protein	3.31g	3.38g	0%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	41.28g	17.24g	N/A
Sugar	27.26g	0.9g	N/A
Fiber	2.8g	2.7g	0%
Tryptophan		0.049mg	0%
Threonine		0.129mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.127mg	0%
Leucine		0.212mg	0%
Lysine		0.172mg	0%
Methionine		0.044mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.133mg	0%
Valine		0.173mg	0%
Histidine		0.079mg	0%
Fructose		0.1g	0%