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Pomegranate vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pomegranate and wheat

  • Pomegranate has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 162% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pomegranates, raw 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 8.6% 3% 21% 11% 53% 9.5% 15% 0.39% 16% 2.7%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +82.6%
Contains more IronIron +1073.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +1088.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1311.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2431.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17780%

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 34% 0% 12% 0% 17% 12% 5.5% 23% 17% 0% 41% 29% 4.1%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +525.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2199.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +458.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +13.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pomegranate Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.5µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.119mg 3.012mg 126%
Phosphorus 36mg 508mg 67%
Copper 0.158mg 0.553mg 44%
Vitamin B3 0.293mg 6.738mg 40%
Iron 0.3mg 3.52mg 40%
Zinc 0.35mg 4.16mg 35%
Magnesium 12mg 144mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.419mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.419mg 26%
Protein 1.67g 13.68g 24%
Carbs 18.7g 71.13g 17%
Fiber 4g 16%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Calories 83kcal 339kcal 13%
Vitamin C 10.2mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.377mg 0.935mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.978g 6%
Potassium 236mg 431mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.121mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.12g 0.454g 2%
Calcium 10mg 34mg 2%
Fats 1.17g 2.47g 2%
Folate 38µg 43µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.093g 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 14.7g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 13.67g N/A
Sodium 3mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 19% 78%
Protein: 1.67 g
Fats: 1.17 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 77.93 g
Other: 0.53 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 WaterWater +612.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +719.2%
Contains more FatsFats +111.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +280.4%
Contains more OtherOther +235.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 32% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.12 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.093 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +269.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1138%

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. Pomegranate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169134/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.