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Tomato sauce vs. Buckwheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tomato sauce and buckwheat?

  • Tomato sauce is higher in vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin C, and potassium, yet buckwheat is higher in manganese, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Buckwheat's daily need coverage for manganese is 13% more.
  • The glycemic index of tomato sauce is lower.

We used Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added and Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked types in this article.

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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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 2.1% 7.8% 30% 49% 17% 30% 0.52% 53% 12%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +237.5%
Contains more IronIron +20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more CopperCopper +27%
Contains more ZincZinc +177.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +256.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +266.7%

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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% 1.8% 0% 10% 9% 18% 22% 18% 0% 4.8% 11% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +16.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +55.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +103%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.94mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Buckwheat DV% diff.
Manganese 0.113mg 0.403mg 13%
Magnesium 15mg 51mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 0.09mg 9%
Vitamin C 7mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 297mg 88mg 6%
Phosphorus 27mg 70mg 6%
Carbs 5.31g 19.94g 5%
Fiber 1.5g 2.7g 5%
Protein 1.2g 3.38g 4%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.61mg 4%
Calories 24kcal 92kcal 3%
Selenium 0.6µg 2.2µg 3%
Copper 0.115mg 0.146mg 3%
Choline 9.9mg 20.1mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.077mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.039mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Iron 0.96mg 0.8mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.359mg 1%
Folate 9µg 14µg 1%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1.9µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.04mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 7mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.62g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 17.24g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 0.9g N/A
Sodium 11mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.94mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.134g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.188g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.188g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.212mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.172mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.044mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.133mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.173mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.079mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 g
3% 20% 76%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.62 g
Carbs: 19.94 g
Water: 75.63 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.7%
Contains more OtherOther +344.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +181.7%
Contains more FatsFats +106.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +275.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 g
26% 37% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +327.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 51% 47%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.07 g
Glucose: 1.82 g
Fructose: 1.67 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
57% 29% 14%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.1 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +810%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1570%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +471.4%
~equal in Starch ~0g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/nutrients
  2. Buckwheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170686/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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