Water vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are water and wheat different?
- Wheat is higher than water in manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, zinc, magnesium, and potassium.
- Wheat covers your daily need for manganese, 131% more than water.
- Wheat has a higher glycemic index (50) than water (0).
Beverages, water, tap, well and Wheat, durum 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +14300% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1033.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +∞% |
Contains more IronIron | +∞% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +3356.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +41500% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -60% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +∞% |
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.
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Selenium | 89.4µg | 163% | |
Manganese | 0mg | 3.012mg | 131% |
Phosphorus | 0mg | 508mg | 73% |
Copper | 0.016mg | 0.553mg | 60% |
Iron | 0mg | 3.52mg | 44% |
Vitamin B3 | 6.738mg | 42% | |
Zinc | 0.01mg | 4.16mg | 38% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.419mg | 35% | |
Magnesium | 1mg | 144mg | 34% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.419mg | 32% | |
Protein | 0g | 13.68g | 27% |
Carbs | 0g | 71.13g | 24% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.935mg | 19% | |
Calories | 0kcal | 339kcal | 17% |
Potassium | 0mg | 431mg | 13% |
Folate | 43µg | 11% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.121mg | 9% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.978g | 7% | |
Fats | 0g | 2.47g | 4% |
Calcium | 3mg | 34mg | 3% |
Saturated fat | 0.454g | 2% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.344g | 1% | |
Net carbs | 0g | 71.13g | N/A |
Sodium | 5mg | 2mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.176mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.366mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.533mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.934mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.303mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.221mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.681mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.594mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.322mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +813.2% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +1680% |