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Triticale vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are triticale and wheat different?

  • Triticale has more manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, magnesium, folate, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2; however, wheat is richer in vitamin B3.
  • Triticale covers your daily need for manganese, 95% more than wheat.
  • Triticale has 7 times more folate than wheat. Triticale has 73µg of folate, while wheat has 11µg.
  • Triticale has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of triticale is 66, while the glycemic index of wheat is 50.

Triticale and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked types were used 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 93% 11% 29% 96% 152% 94% 153% 0.65% 419% 0%
Wheat
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 2.7% 14% 66% 69% 50% 63% 1% 134% 174%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +170.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +311.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.4%
Contains more IronIron +46%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.7%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 18% 104% 31% 27% 79% 32% 0% 0% 55%
Wheat
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 4.8% 24% 6.9% 43% 0% 16% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +337.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +346.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +563.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +61.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Triticale Wheat DV% diff.
Manganese 3.21mg 1.03mg 95%
Selenium 31.9µg 58%
Phosphorus 358mg 147mg 30%
Copper 0.457mg 0.207mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.095mg 27%
Vitamin B5 1.323mg 26%
Magnesium 130mg 48mg 20%
Fiber 4.3g 17%
Folate 73µg 11µg 16%
Protein 13.05g 5.71g 15%
Carbs 72.13g 27.6g 15%
Zinc 3.45mg 1.84mg 15%
Calories 336kcal 132kcal 10%
Iron 2.57mg 1.76mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.134mg 0.03mg 8%
Potassium 332mg 164mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.43mg 2.305mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.138mg 0.07mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.24mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.913g 0.243g 4%
Calcium 37mg 9mg 3%
Fats 2.09g 0.83g 2%
Saturated fat 0.366g 0.077g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.9g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 257kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 76g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.1 4.2 N/A
Net carbs 72.13g 23.3g N/A
Sugar 3.07g N/A
Sodium 5mg 8mg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.211g 0.084g 0%
Tryptophan 0.157mg 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.405mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.479mg 0.22mg 0%
Leucine 0.911mg 0.432mg 0%
Lysine 0.365mg 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.204mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.638mg 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.609mg 0.267mg 0%
Histidine 0.311mg 0.147mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 2% 72% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.05 g
Fats: 2.09 g
Carbs: 72.13 g
Water: 10.51 g
Other: 2.22 g
Wheat
Wheat
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6% 28% 65%
Protein: 5.71 g
Fats: 0.83 g
Carbs: 27.6 g
Water: 65.18 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +128.5%
Contains more FatsFats +151.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +161.3%
Contains more OtherOther +226.5%
Contains more WaterWater +520.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 14% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.366 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.913 g
Wheat
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19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.243 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +151.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +275.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%

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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. Triticale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169718/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169744/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.