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Wheat vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat and jerusalem artichoke

  • Jerusalem artichoke has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin B3, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% more.
  • Wheat has 50 times more manganese than jerusalem artichoke. Wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, while jerusalem artichoke has 0.06mg.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index than jerusalem artichoke.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wheat, durum and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw.

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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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +747.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +295%
Contains more ZincZinc +3366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +551.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4920%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +12671.4%
~equal in Potassium ~429mg
~equal in Iron ~3.4mg

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +418.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +135.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +444.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +230.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.7µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.06mg 128%
Phosphorus 508mg 78mg 61%
Copper 0.553mg 0.14mg 46%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.12mg 37%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 1.3mg 34%
Magnesium 144mg 17mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.077mg 26%
Protein 13.68g 2g 23%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.2mg 18%
Carbs 71.13g 17.44g 18%
Calories 339kcal 73kcal 13%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.397mg 11%
Folate 43µg 13µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.001g 7%
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.06mg 5%
Choline 30mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Fats 2.47g 0.01g 4%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0g 2%
Calcium 34mg 14mg 2%
Iron 3.52mg 3.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.004g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 15.84g N/A
Potassium 431mg 429mg 0%
Sugar 9.6g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +584%
Contains more FatsFats +24600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +307.9%
Contains more WaterWater +613.1%
Contains more OtherOther +42.7%

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8500%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97700%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.