Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Wheat vs. Macaroon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between wheat and macaroon

  • Wheat is higher than macaroon in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, copper, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 150% more than macaroon.
  • Wheat contains 31 times more vitamin B3 than macaroon. While wheat contains 6.738mg of vitamin B3, macaroon contains only 0.22mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in wheat is lower.
  • The glycemic index of macaroon is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Wheat, durum and Cookies, coconut macaroon.

Infographic

Wheat  vs Macaroon infographic
Infographic link

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
10
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 21% 1.5% 11% 31% 90% 20% 29% 31% 0% 37%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +396.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +580%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +250.4%
Contains more IronIron +329.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +105.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +469.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +647.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1214.7%

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% 3.8% 0% 5% 14% 4.1% 0% 22% 0% 2.8% 2.3% 5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1995%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2962.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +336.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Macaroon DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 6.8µg 150%
Manganese 3.012mg 131%
Saturated fat 0.454g 20.099g 89%
Phosphorus 508mg 68mg 63%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.22mg 41%
Iron 3.52mg 0.82mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.02mg 33%
Copper 0.553mg 0.269mg 32%
Fats 2.47g 22.55g 31%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.73mg 31%
Magnesium 144mg 29mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.096mg 25%
Protein 13.68g 3.02g 21%
Fiber 5.1g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Sodium 2mg 241mg 10%
Folate 43µg 3µg 10%
Potassium 431mg 123mg 9%
Calories 339kcal 460kcal 6%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.06mg 5%
Calcium 34mg 5mg 3%
Carbs 71.13g 61.22g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 1.61g 3%
Choline 9.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.81g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 56.12g N/A
Sugar 45.16g 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
3% 23% 61% 12% 2%
Protein: 3.02 g
Fats: 22.55 g
Carbs: 61.22 g
Water: 11.5 g
Other: 1.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +353%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.2%
Contains more FatsFats +813%
~equal in Water ~11.5g
~equal in Other ~1.71g

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
89% 7% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 20.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +368%

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. Macaroon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171847/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.