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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +32% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +183.8% |
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Saturated fat
~1.51g