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Olive vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are olive and wheat different?

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than olive.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 161% higher.
  • Olive contains 368 times more sodium than wheat . While olive contains 735mg of sodium, wheat contains only 2mg.

Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) and Wheat, durum are the varieties 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.
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 CalciumCalcium +158.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1790.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16833.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14960%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9833.3%
~equal in Iron ~3.52mg

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.
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4555.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.9µg 89.4µg 161%
Manganese 0.02mg 3.012mg 130%
Phosphorus 3mg 508mg 72%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 6.738mg 42%
Zinc 0.22mg 4.16mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.419mg 35%
Copper 0.251mg 0.553mg 34%
Magnesium 4mg 144mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.419mg 32%
Sodium 735mg 2mg 32%
Protein 0.84g 13.68g 26%
Carbs 6.26g 71.13g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.344g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.935mg 18%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Fats 10.68g 2.47g 13%
Potassium 8mg 431mg 12%
Folate 0µg 43µg 11%
Calories 115kcal 339kcal 11%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.121mg 9%
Calcium 88mg 34mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.454g 4%
Iron 3.3mg 3.52mg 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 71.13g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0.978g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 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 +332.4%
Contains more WaterWater +631.2%
Contains more OtherOther +25.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1528.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1036.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 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 +2193%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.978g

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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.