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Millet flour vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between millet flour and wheat

  • Millet flour has more vitamin B5, iron, and polyunsaturated fat; however, wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 103% more than millet flour.
  • Millet flour has 3 times more polyunsaturated fat than wheat . While millet flour has 2.618g of polyunsaturated fat, wheat has only 0.978g.
  • The glycemic index of millet flour is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Millet flour 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 85% 4.2% 20% 148% 178% 72% 122% 0.52% 131% 178%
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 IronIron +11.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +173.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.553mg

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%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.419mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~43µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Millet flour Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 32.7µg 89.4µg 103%
Manganese 1.002mg 3.012mg 87%
Phosphorus 285mg 508mg 32%
Starch 69.88g 29%
Fiber 3.5g 14%
Zinc 2.63mg 4.16mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.618g 0.978g 11%
Vitamin B5 1.267mg 0.935mg 7%
Magnesium 119mg 144mg 6%
Potassium 224mg 431mg 6%
Protein 10.75g 13.68g 6%
Iron 3.94mg 3.52mg 5%
Vitamin B3 6.02mg 6.738mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.419mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.121mg 4%
Fats 4.25g 2.47g 3%
Calories 382kcal 339kcal 2%
Copper 0.535mg 0.553mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 34mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 0.419mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.924g 0.344g 1%
Carbs 75.12g 71.13g 1%
Net carbs 71.62g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 1.66g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Folate 42µg 43µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.536g 0.454g 0%
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.473mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.584mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.257mg 0.322mg 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
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 FatsFats +72.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.3%
Contains more WaterWater +26.2%
Contains more OtherOther +47.1%
~equal in Carbs ~71.13g

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
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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +168.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +167.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.3%

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. 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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.