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Wheat vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and butterscotch?

  • Butterscotch has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% higher.

We used Wheat, durum and Candies, butterscotch types in this comparison.

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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
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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14266.7%
Contains more IronIron +35100%
Contains more CopperCopper +55200%
Contains more ZincZinc +4522.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +301100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14800%

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3391.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +656.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +336800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23275%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Butterscotch DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.6µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.001mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 1mg 72%
Copper 0.553mg 0.001mg 61%
Iron 3.52mg 0.01mg 44%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.002mg 42%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.09mg 37%
Magnesium 144mg 0mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.012mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0mg 32%
Protein 13.68g 0.03g 27%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.004mg 19%
Sodium 2mg 391mg 17%
Potassium 431mg 3mg 13%
Folate 43µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.016mg 8%
Saturated fat 0.454g 2.065g 7%
Carbs 71.13g 90.4g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.122g 6%
Calories 339kcal 391kcal 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Calcium 34mg 4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.845g 1%
Fats 2.47g 3.3g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 80.46g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 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
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
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +45500%
Contains more WaterWater +108.4%
Contains more OtherOther +74.5%
Contains more FatsFats +33.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.1%

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +701.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +145.6%

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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.