Millet flour vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between millet flour and wheat?

Millet flour has more copper, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, folate, and zinc than wheat.
Millet flour's daily need coverage for copper is 36% higher.
Wheat has 5 times less vitamin B6 than millet flour. Millet flour has 0.372mg of vitamin B6, while wheat has 0.07mg.
Millet flour has a higher glycemic index (70) than wheat (50).

We used Millet flour and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked types in this comparison.

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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.

Millet flour

Wheat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+147.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.6%
Contains more IronIron	+123.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+93.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50%

~equal in Manganese ~1.03mg

~equal in Selenium ~31.9µg

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.

Millet flour

Wheat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+334.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+161.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+431.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+281.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+118.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.535mg	0.207mg	36%
Starch	69.88g		29%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.095mg	27%
Iron	3.94mg	1.76mg	27%
Vitamin B5	1.267mg		25%
Vitamin B3	6.02mg	2.305mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.372mg	0.07mg	23%
Phosphorus	285mg	147mg	20%
Magnesium	119mg	48mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.618g	0.243g	16%
Carbs	75.12g	27.6g	16%
Calories	382kcal	132kcal	13%
Protein	10.75g	5.71g	10%
Folate	42µg	11µg	8%
Zinc	2.63mg	1.84mg	7%
Fats	4.25g	0.83g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.03mg	3%
Fiber	3.5g	4.3g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0.924g	0.084g	2%
Saturated fat	0.536g	0.077g	2%
Potassium	224mg	164mg	2%
Selenium	32.7µg	31.9µg	1%
Calcium	14mg	9mg	1%
Vitamin K	0.8µg		1%
Manganese	1.002mg	1.03mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.24mg	1%
Net carbs	71.62g	23.3g	N/A
Sugar	1.66g	3.07g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	8mg	0%
Trans fat	0.002g	0.002g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.17mg	0.051mg	0%
Threonine	0.354mg	0.172mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.473mg	0.22mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	0.432mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.161mg	0%
Methionine	0.319mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.584mg	0.267mg	0%
Histidine	0.257mg	0.147mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.044g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.549g		N/A