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Shallot vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between shallot and wheat

  • Shallot has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B5 than wheat .
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 160% more than shallot.
  • The glycemic index of wheat is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Shallots, 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +585.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29%
Contains more IronIron +193.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +528.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +940%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +746.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +931.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7350%
~equal in Calcium ~34mg

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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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 +598.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +505%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3269%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +222.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 1.2µg 89.4µg 160%
Manganese 0.292mg 3.012mg 118%
Phosphorus 60mg 508mg 64%
Copper 0.088mg 0.553mg 52%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 6.738mg 41%
Zinc 0.4mg 4.16mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.419mg 30%
Magnesium 21mg 144mg 29%
Iron 1.2mg 3.52mg 29%
Protein 2.5g 13.68g 22%
Carbs 16.8g 71.13g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0.935mg 13%
Calories 72kcal 339kcal 13%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.121mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.978g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0.419mg 6%
Fats 0.1g 2.47g 4%
Potassium 334mg 431mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.454g 2%
Folate 34µg 43µg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 71.13g N/A
Calcium 37mg 34mg 0%
Sugar 7.87g N/A
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 +629.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +447.2%
Contains more FatsFats +2370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +323.4%
Contains more OtherOther +122.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 -96.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2357.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2407.7%

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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.

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