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Millet flour vs. Groat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between millet flour and groat

  • Millet flour is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B6, yet groat is higher in copper, vitamin B2, magnesium, fiber, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Groat covers your daily copper needs 63% more than millet flour.
  • Millet flour contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than groat. While millet flour contains 0.413mg of vitamin B1, groat contains only 0.101mg.
  • The glycemic index of groat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Millet flour and Buckwheat.

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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 85% 4.2% 20% 148% 178% 72% 122% 0.52% 131% 178%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 165% 5.4% 41% 83% 367% 65% 149% 0.13% 170% 45%
Contains more IronIron +79.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +294%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +94.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +105.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +21.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +29.7%
~equal in Zinc ~2.4mg

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 0% 0% 2.2% 0% 103% 17% 113% 76% 86% 0% 2% 32% 0%
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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% 25% 98% 132% 74% 48% 0% 0% 23% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +308.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +482.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.233mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Millet flour Groat DV% diff.
Copper 0.535mg 1.1mg 63%
Selenium 32.7µg 8.3µg 44%
Starch 69.88g 29%
Magnesium 119mg 231mg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.425mg 27%
Fiber 3.5g 10g 26%
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 0.101mg 26%
Iron 3.94mg 2.2mg 22%
Manganese 1.002mg 1.3mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.21mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.618g 1.039g 11%
Phosphorus 285mg 347mg 9%
Potassium 224mg 460mg 7%
Vitamin B3 6.02mg 7.02mg 6%
Protein 10.75g 13.25g 5%
Folate 42µg 30µg 3%
Calories 382kcal 343kcal 2%
Zinc 2.63mg 2.4mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Carbs 75.12g 71.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.536g 0.741g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Fats 4.25g 3.4g 1%
Vitamin B5 1.267mg 1.233mg 1%
Net carbs 71.62g 61.5g N/A
Calcium 14mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g N/A
Sodium 4mg 1mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.924g 1.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.192mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0.506mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.473mg 0.498mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.672mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0.172mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.584mg 0.678mg 0%
Histidine 0.257mg 0.309mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.549g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 4% 75% 9%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 4.25 g
Carbs: 75.12 g
Water: 8.67 g
Other: 1.21 g
Groat
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13% 3% 72% 10% 2%
Protein: 13.25 g
Fats: 3.4 g
Carbs: 71.5 g
Water: 9.75 g
Other: 2.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +25%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%
Contains more OtherOther +73.6%
~equal in Carbs ~71.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.536 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.618 g
Groat
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26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.741 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.039 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.6%

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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. Millet flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172023/nutrients
  2. Groat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170286/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.