Margarine vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are margarine and flour different?
- Margarine is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and vitamin E, while flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
- Margarine covers your daily need for vitamin K, 77% more than flour.
- Flour is lower in saturated fat.
- Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than margarine (0).
Margarine, regular, 80% fat, composite, stick, without salt and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types were used in this article.
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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 | +633.3% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +400% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +494.4% |
| Contains more IronIron | +7633.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +∞% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +∞% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +2060% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +14900% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +30900% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +19.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +7750% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1235.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +25569.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +388.9% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +18200% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 24.302g | 0.413g | 159% |
| Fats | 80.71g | 0.98g | 123% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 38.877g | 0.087g | 97% |
| Vitamin A | 819µg | 0µg | 91% |
| Vitamin K | 93µg | 0.3µg | 77% |
| Saturated fat | 15.189g | 0.155g | 68% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.01mg | 0.785mg | 65% |
| Selenium | 0µg | 33.9µg | 62% |
| Vitamin E | 9mg | 0.06mg | 60% |
| Iron | 0.06mg | 4.64mg | 57% |
| Folate | 1µg | 183µg | 46% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.023mg | 5.904mg | 37% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.037mg | 0.494mg | 35% |
| Manganese | 0.682mg | 30% | |
| Carbs | 0.7g | 76.31g | 25% |
| Protein | 0.16g | 10.33g | 20% |
| Calories | 717kcal | 364kcal | 18% |
| Copper | 0mg | 0.144mg | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 5mg | 108mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 0g | 2.7g | 11% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.438mg | 9% | |
| Zinc | 0mg | 0.7mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 3mg | 22mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.1µg | 0µg | 4% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.009mg | 0.044mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 18mg | 107mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 15mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Net carbs | 0.7g | 73.61g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0g | 0.27g | N/A |
| Sodium | 2mg | 2mg | 0% |
| Trans fat | 14.89g | N/A | |
| Choline | 12.4mg | 10.4mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.127mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.281mg | 0% | |
| Isoleucine | 0.357mg | 0% | |
| Leucine | 0.71mg | 0% | |
| Lysine | 0.228mg | 0% | |
| Methionine | 0.183mg | 0% | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.52mg | 0% | |
| Valine | 0.415mg | 0% | |
| Histidine | 0.23mg | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.006g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 21.522g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +8135.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +38.6% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +315.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +6356.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +10801.4% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +44586.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +5784.3% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -99% |
