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Wheat vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat and apple pie different?

  • Wheat has more manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin B1 than apple pie.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for wheat is 123% higher.
  • Wheat contains 26 times more zinc than apple pie. While wheat contains 4.16mg of zinc, apple pie contains only 0.16mg.
  • Wheat has less saturated fat.

Wheat, durum and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour are the varieties 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.
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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1957.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +209.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +563.1%
Contains more IronIron +190.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1102.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2016.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1554.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
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% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +212.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +685.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1002.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Apple pie DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.182mg 123%
Phosphorus 508mg 24mg 69%
Copper 0.553mg 0.046mg 56%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.16mg 36%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 1.123mg 35%
Magnesium 144mg 7mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.038mg 29%
Iron 3.52mg 1.21mg 29%
Protein 13.68g 1.9g 24%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.134mg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.119mg 16%
Saturated fat 0.454g 3.797g 15%
Fats 2.47g 11g 13%
Carbs 71.13g 34g 12%
Potassium 431mg 65mg 11%
Sodium 2mg 266mg 11%
Folate 43µg 4µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 4.388g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 2.198g 8%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Calories 339kcal 237kcal 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.158mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 29µg 3%
Calcium 34mg 11mg 2%
Net carbs 71.13g 32.4g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.038mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +620%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +109.2%
Contains more OtherOther +97.8%
Contains more FatsFats +345.3%
Contains more WaterWater +377.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1175.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +124.7%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.