Arepa vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between arepa and wheat Bread

The amount of manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, copper, and phosphorus in wheat Bread is higher than in arepa.
Wheat Bread covers your daily manganese needs 55% more than arepa.
Wheat Bread has 3 times less saturated fat than arepa. Arepa has 2.902g of saturated fat, while wheat Bread has 0.989g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread) and Bread, wheat, toasted.

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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.

Arepa

Wheat Bread

Contains less SodiumSodium

-55.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+85.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+153.4%
Contains more IronIron	+293.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+560%
Contains more ZincZinc	+83.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1087.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+447.5%

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.

Arepa

Wheat Bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+20.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+527.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+809.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+603.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+43%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+62.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+402.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.116mg	1.377mg	55%
Selenium	6.1µg	33.4µg	50%
Iron	1.04mg	4.09mg	38%
Vitamin B3	0.888mg	6.25mg	34%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.439mg	31%
Vitamin B2	0.042mg	0.382mg	26%
Folate		86µg	22%
Copper	0.03mg	0.198mg	19%
Protein	5.48g	12.96g	15%
Sodium	270mg	601mg	14%
Phosphorus	117mg	188mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.902g	0.989g	9%
Fiber	2.6g	4.7g	8%
Calcium	89mg	165mg	8%
Magnesium	27mg	59mg	8%
Vitamin A	61µg	0µg	7%
Zinc	0.8mg	1.47mg	6%
Carbs	37.14g	55.77g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.989g	1.72g	5%
Calories	219kcal	313kcal	5%
Vitamin B5	0.202mg	0.456mg	5%
Potassium	88mg	223mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.153mg	4%
Choline	4.4mg	22.1mg	3%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.5µg	5.7µg	2%
Fats	5.38g	4.27g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.514g	1.019g	1%
Vitamin C		0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	34.54g	51.07g	N/A
Sugar	0.87g	6.42g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.24mg	0%
Trans fat	0.157g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.048mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.193mg	0.299mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.207mg	0.258mg	0%
Leucine	0.671mg	0.461mg	0%
Lysine	0.228mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.131mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.276mg	0.315mg	0%
Valine	0.276mg	0.31mg	0%
Histidine	0.166mg	0.15mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.065g	0.161g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.825g		N/A