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Star anise vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between star anise and whey?

  • Whey has less iron, copper, manganese, calcium, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, zinc, magnesium, and potassium than star anise.
  • Star anise's daily need coverage for iron is 461% higher.
  • Whey has a lower glycemic index than star anise.

We used Spices, anise seed and Whey, sweet, fluid 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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2025%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1274.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +795%
Contains more IronIron +61500%
Contains more CopperCopper +22650%
Contains more ZincZinc +3976.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +856.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +229900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.2%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +844.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4035.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1996.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Whey DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 0.06mg 461%
Copper 0.91mg 0.004mg 101%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.001mg 100%
Calcium 646mg 47mg 60%
Fiber 14.6g 0g 58%
Phosphorus 440mg 46mg 56%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.031mg 48%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.13mg 47%
Magnesium 170mg 8mg 39%
Potassium 1441mg 161mg 38%
Protein 17.6g 0.85g 34%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.036mg 25%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.1g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.36g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0.1mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.011g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 0.074mg 19%
Calories 337kcal 27kcal 16%
Carbs 50.02g 5.14g 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.158mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.383mg 8%
Selenium 5µg 1.9µg 6%
Choline 16mg 3%
Sodium 16mg 54mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.23g 2%
Folate 10µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin A 16µg 3µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 35.42g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 g
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1970.6%
Contains more FatsFats +4316.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +873.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1209.4%
Contains more WaterWater +876.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 g
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9680%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28536.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.8%

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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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.