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Miso vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between miso and flour

  • Miso has more copper, vitamin K, and zinc, while flour has more vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Miso covers your daily need for sodium, 162% more than flour.
  • Miso contains 98 times more vitamin K than flour. While miso contains 29.3µg of vitamin K, flour contains only 0.3µg.
  • The amount of sodium in flour is lower.
  • Miso has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of miso is 61, while the glycemic index of flour is 72.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Miso and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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.
Miso
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 17% 19% 93% 140% 70% 68% 486% 112% 38%
Flour
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +191.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +265.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26%
Contains more IronIron +86.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +384.3%

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.
Miso
5
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% 1.3% 0.2% 0% 25% 54% 17% 20% 46% 10% 73% 14% 39%
Flour
6
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +352.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +9666.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +594.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +701%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +112%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +551.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30%
Contains more FolateFolate +863.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Miso Flour DV% diff.
Sodium 3728mg 2mg 162%
Vitamin B1 0.098mg 0.785mg 57%
Selenium 7µg 33.9µg 49%
Folate 19µg 183µg 41%
Vitamin B3 0.906mg 5.904mg 31%
Copper 0.42mg 0.144mg 31%
Iron 2.49mg 4.64mg 27%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0.3µg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.494mg 20%
Carbs 25.37g 76.31g 17%
Zinc 2.56mg 0.7mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.884g 0.413g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.199mg 0.044mg 12%
Choline 72.2mg 10.4mg 11%
Fiber 5.4g 2.7g 11%
Manganese 0.859mg 0.682mg 8%
Calories 198kcal 364kcal 8%
Fructose 6g 8%
Fats 6.01g 0.98g 8%
Phosphorus 159mg 108mg 7%
Magnesium 48mg 22mg 6%
Protein 12.79g 10.33g 5%
Calcium 57mg 15mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.025g 0.155g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.118g 0.087g 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Potassium 210mg 107mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.337mg 0.438mg 2%
Net carbs 19.97g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 6.2g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.06mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.479mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.508mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.82mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.478mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.486mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.243mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
4
13% 6% 25% 43% 13%
Protein: 12.79 g
Fats: 6.01 g
Carbs: 25.37 g
Water: 43.02 g
Other: 12.81 g
Flour
1
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.8%
Contains more FatsFats +513.3%
Contains more WaterWater +260.9%
Contains more OtherOther +2684.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Miso
2
20% 22% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.118 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.884 g
Flour
1
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1185.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +598.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%

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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. Miso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172442/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients

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

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