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Wheat vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and Coca-Cola?

  • Coca-Cola has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 162% higher.
  • Wheat has a lower glycemic index than Coca-Cola.

We used Wheat, durum and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola 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
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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% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21450%
Contains more IronIron +3100%
Contains more CopperCopper +55200%
Contains more ZincZinc +20700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4980%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +150500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89300%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.1µg 162%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.002mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 10mg 71%
Copper 0.553mg 0.001mg 61%
Iron 3.52mg 0.11mg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0mg 42%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.02mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0mg 35%
Magnesium 144mg 0mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0mg 32%
Protein 13.68g 0.07g 27%
Carbs 71.13g 9.56g 21%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0mg 19%
Calories 339kcal 37kcal 15%
Potassium 431mg 2mg 13%
Folate 43µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0g 7%
Fats 2.47g 0.02g 4%
Calcium 34mg 2mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0g 2%
Caffeine 8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 8.97g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 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
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19442.9%
Contains more FatsFats +12250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +644%
Contains more OtherOther +4350%
Contains more WaterWater +725.5%

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. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.