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Spread vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between spread and flour

  • Spread has more vitamin B12; however, flour has more vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, manganese, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flour is 51% higher.
  • Flour is lower in sodium.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index than spread.

Food types used in this article are Sandwich spread, pork, beef and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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.
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Flour
8
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 ZincZinc +45.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more IronIron +487.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2523.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +249.5%
~equal in Potassium ~107mg

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.
Spread
7
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% 8.7% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Flour
4
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 +2800%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +499%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +356.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +9050%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.438mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spread Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.172mg 0.785mg 51%
Iron 0.79mg 4.64mg 48%
Vitamin B12 1.12µg 0µg 47%
Folate 2µg 183µg 45%
Sodium 1013mg 2mg 44%
Selenium 9.7µg 33.9µg 44%
Manganese 0.026mg 0.682mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.494mg 28%
Saturated fat 5.977g 0.155g 26%
Vitamin B3 1.73mg 5.904mg 26%
Fats 17.34g 0.98g 25%
Carbs 11.94g 76.31g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 7.584g 0.087g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.565g 0.413g 14%
Cholesterol 38mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 0.06mg 11%
Fiber 0.2g 2.7g 10%
Choline 62.3mg 10.4mg 9%
Phosphorus 59mg 108mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.044mg 6%
Calories 235kcal 364kcal 6%
Protein 7.66g 10.33g 5%
Magnesium 8mg 22mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 22IU 0IU 3%
Zinc 1.02mg 0.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 26µg 0µg 3%
Copper 0.13mg 0.144mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 11.74g 73.61g N/A
Calcium 12mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 110mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.43mg 0.438mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.334mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.334mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.6mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.663mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.196mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.301mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.356mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.279mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Flour
2
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 +1669.4%
Contains more WaterWater +405.7%
Contains more OtherOther +504.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +539.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Flour
1
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 +8617.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +521.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/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.