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Wheat vs. Dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wheat and dough

  • Wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B6, yet dough is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B2.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 111% more than dough.
  • Wheat contains 5 times more manganese than dough. While wheat contains 3.012mg of manganese, dough contains only 0.577mg.
  • The amount of sodium in wheat is lower.
  • The glycemic index of wheat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Wheat, durum and Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough).

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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%
Dough
Dough
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +268.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +383.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +422%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.9%
Contains more IronIron +11.1%

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%
Dough
Dough
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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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +186%
~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 Dough DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 28.6µg 111%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.577mg 106%
Phosphorus 508mg 105mg 58%
Copper 0.553mg 0.152mg 45%
Zinc 4.16mg 1.04mg 28%
Magnesium 144mg 32mg 27%
Sodium 2mg 602mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.107mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.427mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.71mg 24%
Folate 43µg 123µg 20%
Starch 44.23g 18%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 4.817mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.455mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Potassium 431mg 117mg 9%
Protein 13.68g 10.75g 6%
Carbs 71.13g 51.88g 6%
Iron 3.52mg 3.91mg 5%
Calories 339kcal 272kcal 3%
Calcium 34mg 52mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1%
Choline 8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.855g 1%
Fats 2.47g 2.42g 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 49.68g N/A
Sugar 4.62g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.529g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.362g 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

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
Dough
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.1%
Contains more WaterWater +201.6%
~equal in Fats ~2.42g
~equal in Other ~1.95g

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
Dough
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.362g

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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/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.