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Vegetable vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between vegetable and wheat

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A; however, wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 162% more than vegetable.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of wheat is 50.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Wheat, durum.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +554.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155%
Contains more IronIron +329.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +566.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +749%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +896.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +694.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29700%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
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% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +490.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +691.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +519.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +466.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.121mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0.3µg 89.4µg 162%
Manganese 0.379mg 3.012mg 114%
Phosphorus 51mg 508mg 65%
Copper 0.083mg 0.553mg 52%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 6.738mg 37%
Iron 0.82mg 3.52mg 34%
Zinc 0.49mg 4.16mg 33%
Magnesium 22mg 144mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.419mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.419mg 27%
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Protein 2.86g 13.68g 22%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Carbs 13.09g 71.13g 19%
Fiber 4.4g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.935mg 16%
Calories 65kcal 339kcal 14%
Potassium 169mg 431mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.978g 6%
Folate 19µg 43µg 6%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Fats 0.15g 2.47g 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.454g 2%
Calcium 25mg 34mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.121mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +660.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +378.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1546.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +443.4%
Contains more OtherOther +165.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3340%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1258.3%

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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.