Table salt vs. Groat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between table salt and groat

Groat is higher than table salt in copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and iron.
Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1685% more than groat.
The amount of sodium in groat is lower.
The glycemic index of table salt is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Salt, table and Buckwheat.

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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.

Table salt

Groat

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+33.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+5650%
Contains more IronIron	+566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+3566.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+8200%

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.

Table salt

Groat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	38758mg	1mg	1685%
Copper	0.03mg	1.1mg	119%
Magnesium	1mg	231mg	55%
Manganese	0.1mg	1.3mg	52%
Phosphorus	0mg	347mg	50%
Vitamin B3	0mg	7.02mg	44%
Fiber	0g	10g	40%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.425mg	33%
Protein	0g	13.25g	27%
Vitamin B5	0mg	1.233mg	25%
Carbs	0g	71.5g	24%
Iron	0.33mg	2.2mg	23%
Zinc	0.1mg	2.4mg	21%
Calories	0kcal	343kcal	17%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.21mg	16%
Selenium	0.1µg	8.3µg	15%
Potassium	8mg	460mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.101mg	8%
Folate	0µg	30µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0g	1.039g	7%
Fats	0g	3.4g	5%
Saturated fat	0g	0.741g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	0g	1.04g	3%
Calcium	24mg	18mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	61.5g	N/A
Tryptophan	0mg	0.192mg	0%
Threonine	0mg	0.506mg	0%
Isoleucine	0mg	0.498mg	0%
Leucine	0mg	0.832mg	0%
Lysine	0mg	0.672mg	0%
Methionine	0mg	0.172mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0mg	0.52mg	0%
Valine	0mg	0.678mg	0%
Histidine	0mg	0.309mg	0%