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Hummus vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between hummus and crouton

  • Hummus has more copper, vitamin B6, and manganese; however, crouton is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Crouton covers your daily selenium needs 63% more than hummus.
  • Crouton has 8 times less vitamin B6 than hummus. Hummus has 0.2mg of vitamin B6, while crouton has 0.026mg.
  • Hummus contains less sodium.
  • Crouton has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of crouton is 72, while the glycemic index of hummus is 6.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Hummus, commercial and Croutons, plain.

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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.
Hummus
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +129%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +223.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +105.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +67.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1342.3%

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.
Hummus
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 0%
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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +669.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +325%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +834.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225%
Contains more FolateFolate +59%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Crouton DV% diff.
Selenium 2.6µg 37.5µg 63%
Copper 0.527mg 0.163mg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.623mg 37%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 5.439mg 30%
Iron 2.44mg 4.08mg 21%
Carbs 14.29g 73.5g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.272mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 1.273g 16%
Sodium 379mg 698mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.026mg 13%
Folate 83µg 132µg 12%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.5mg 12%
Calories 166kcal 407kcal 12%
Magnesium 71mg 31mg 10%
Phosphorus 176mg 115mg 9%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.89mg 9%
Protein 7.9g 11.9g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.429mg 6%
Fats 9.6g 6.6g 5%
Fiber 6g 5.1g 4%
Calcium 38mg 76mg 4%
Potassium 228mg 124mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 3.059g 2%
Net carbs 8.29g 68.4g N/A
Saturated fat 1.437g 1.51g 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +45.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1110.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +50.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +414.3%
Contains more OtherOther +54.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +183.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.51g

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/nutrients
  2. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.