Hummus vs. Millet flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between hummus and millet flour

Hummus is higher in folate, yet millet flour is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and magnesium.
Millet flour covers your daily selenium needs 55% more than hummus.
Hummus contains 95 times more sodium than millet flour. While hummus contains 379mg of sodium, millet flour contains only 4mg.
The glycemic index of hummus is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Hummus, commercial and Millet flour.

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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

Millet flour

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+171.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+67.6%
Contains more IronIron	+61.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+43.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+29.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1157.7%

~equal in Potassium ~224mg

~equal in Copper ~0.535mg

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

Millet flour

Contains more FolateFolate

+97.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+129.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+934.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+859.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2.6µg	32.7µg	55%
Vitamin B3	0.582mg	6.02mg	34%
Starch		69.88g	29%
Vitamin B5	0.132mg	1.267mg	23%
Carbs	14.29g	75.12g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.18mg	0.413mg	19%
Iron	2.44mg	3.94mg	19%
Sodium	379mg	4mg	16%
Phosphorus	176mg	285mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.2mg	0.372mg	13%
Calories	166kcal	382kcal	11%
Magnesium	71mg	119mg	11%
Fiber	6g	3.5g	10%
Folate	83µg	42µg	10%
Manganese	0.773mg	1.002mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	4.039g	0.924g	8%
Fats	9.6g	4.25g	8%
Zinc	1.83mg	2.63mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.613g	2.618g	7%
Protein	7.9g	10.75g	6%
Saturated fat	1.437g	0.536g	4%
Calcium	38mg	14mg	2%
Vitamin K		0.8µg	1%
Copper	0.527mg	0.535mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.11mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.064mg	0.073mg	1%
Net carbs	8.29g	71.62g	N/A
Potassium	228mg	224mg	0%
Sugar		1.66g	N/A
Trans fat		0.002g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.17mg	0%
Threonine		0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.473mg	0%
Leucine		1.537mg	0%
Lysine		0.144mg	0%
Methionine		0.319mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.675mg	0%
Valine		0.584mg	0%
Histidine		0.257mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.044g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.549g	N/A