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Mayonnaise vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between mayonnaise and flour?

  • Mayonnaise is richer in vitamin K, yet flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Mayonnaise's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 136% higher.
  • Mayonnaise has 318 times more sodium than flour. Mayonnaise has 635mg of sodium, while flour has 2mg.

We used Salad dressing, mayonnaise, regular and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types in this comparison.

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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 0.71% 2.4% 1.8% 7.9% 6.3% 4.1% 9% 83% 0.91% 13%
Flour
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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 +2100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +435%
Contains more IronIron +2109.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +657.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +414.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9642.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1373.9%

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% 5.3% 66% 3% 2.5% 4.4% 0% 10% 1.8% 15% 408% 3.8% 19%
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5366.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +54233.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +228.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +7750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +450%
Contains more FolateFolate +3560%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mayonnaise Flour DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 44.69g 0.413g 295%
Vitamin K 163µg 0.3µg 136%
Fats 74.85g 0.98g 114%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.785mg 65%
Selenium 2.3µg 33.9µg 57%
Iron 0.21mg 4.64mg 55%
Saturated fat 11.703g 0.155g 52%
Folate 5µg 183µg 45%
Monounsaturated fat 16.843g 0.087g 42%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.494mg 37%
Vitamin B3 0mg 5.904mg 37%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.682mg 29%
Sodium 635mg 2mg 28%
Carbs 0.57g 76.31g 25%
Vitamin E 3.28mg 0.06mg 21%
Protein 0.96g 10.33g 19%
Calories 680kcal 364kcal 16%
Copper 0.019mg 0.144mg 14%
Cholesterol 42mg 0mg 14%
Phosphorus 21mg 108mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.172mg 0.438mg 5%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.7mg 5%
Magnesium 1mg 22mg 5%
Choline 34.2mg 10.4mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.008mg 0.044mg 3%
Potassium 20mg 107mg 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 8mg 15mg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 0.57g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 0.57g 0.27g N/A
Trans fat 0.187g N/A
Tryptophan 0.017mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.065mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.095mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.072mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.035mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.057mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.23mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 5.331g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.125g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.03g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 38.942g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 22% 2%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 74.85 g
Carbs: 0.57 g
Water: 21.65 g
Other: 1.97 g
Flour
Flour
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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 FatsFats +7537.8%
Contains more WaterWater +81.6%
Contains more OtherOther +328.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +976%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13287.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 23% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.703 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 16.843 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 44.69 g
Flour
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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 +19259.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10720.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Mayonnaise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171009/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.

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