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Wheat vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wheat and baby food

  • Wheat has more selenium, copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc, while baby food has more iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and calcium.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 550% higher.
  • Baby food contains 3 times less selenium than wheat . Wheat contains 89.4µg of selenium, while baby food contains 25.9µg.

The food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified.

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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 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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +44%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +245.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2055.9%
Contains more IronIron +1249.4%
~equal in Potassium ~437mg

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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +481.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +415.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~43µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 3.52mg 47.5mg 550%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 2.717mg 200%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 34.714mg 175%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 2.438mg 168%
Manganese 3.012mg 131%
Selenium 89.4µg 25.9µg 115%
Calcium 34mg 733mg 70%
Fiber 7.5g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Copper 0.553mg 0.334mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.189mg 18%
Phosphorus 508mg 392mg 17%
Zinc 4.16mg 2.4mg 16%
Magnesium 144mg 100mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 1.697g 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 1.074mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Fats 2.47g 4.4g 3%
Protein 13.68g 12.2g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 1.206g 2%
Calories 339kcal 379kcal 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.769g 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Carbs 71.13g 73.4g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 65.9g N/A
Potassium 431mg 437mg 0%
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Sodium 2mg 3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Folate 43µg 43µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.286mg 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
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.1%
Contains more WaterWater +63.3%
Contains more FatsFats +78.1%
Contains more OtherOther +85.4%
~equal in Carbs ~73.4g

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
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +73.5%

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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.