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Wheat vs. Cardamom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat and cardamom

  • Wheat has more phosphorus, vitamin B3, and copper; however, cardamom has more manganese, iron, calcium, zinc, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Cardamom's daily need coverage for manganese is 1086% more.
  • Wheat has 6 times more vitamin B3 than cardamom. Wheat has 6.738mg of vitamin B3, while cardamom has 1.102mg.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index than cardamom.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wheat, durum and Spices, cardamom.

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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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +59%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1026.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +159.6%
Contains more IronIron +296.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +79.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +829.6%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +111.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +511.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +82.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Cardamom DV% diff.
Manganese 3.012mg 28mg 1086%
Selenium 89.4µg 163%
Iron 3.52mg 13.97mg 131%
Fiber 28g 112%
Phosphorus 508mg 178mg 47%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 1.102mg 35%
Calcium 34mg 383mg 35%
Zinc 4.16mg 7.47mg 30%
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Magnesium 144mg 229mg 20%
Potassium 431mg 1119mg 20%
Copper 0.553mg 0.383mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.198mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.23mg 15%
Folate 43µg 11%
Fats 2.47g 6.7g 7%
Protein 13.68g 10.76g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.182mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.43g 4%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.68g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.87g 1%
Calories 339kcal 311kcal 1%
Sodium 2mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 71.13g 68.47g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 40.47g N/A
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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.1%
Contains more WaterWater +32.1%
Contains more FatsFats +171.3%
Contains more OtherOther +225.3%
~equal in Carbs ~68.47g

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
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +127.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +152.9%

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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.