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Jerusalem artichoke vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jerusalem artichoke and wheat

  • Jerusalem artichoke has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% more.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index than jerusalem artichoke.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Wheat, durum.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +747.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +295%
Contains more ZincZinc +3366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +551.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4920%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12671.4%
~equal in Potassium ~431mg
~equal in Iron ~3.52mg

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.
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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +418.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +444.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +230.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerusalem artichoke Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.7µg 89.4µg 161%
Manganese 0.06mg 3.012mg 128%
Phosphorus 78mg 508mg 61%
Copper 0.14mg 0.553mg 46%
Zinc 0.12mg 4.16mg 37%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 6.738mg 34%
Magnesium 17mg 144mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.419mg 26%
Protein 2g 13.68g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.419mg 18%
Carbs 17.44g 71.13g 18%
Calories 73kcal 339kcal 13%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.935mg 11%
Folate 13µg 43µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0.978g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.121mg 5%
Choline 30mg 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Fats 0.01g 2.47g 4%
Saturated fat 0g 0.454g 2%
Calcium 14mg 34mg 2%
Iron 3.4mg 3.52mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.344g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 15.84g 71.13g N/A
Potassium 429mg 431mg 0%
Sugar 9.6g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +613.1%
Contains more OtherOther +42.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +584%
Contains more FatsFats +24600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +307.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97700%

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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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