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Wheat vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat and juice?

  • Wheat is richer in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B5, yet juice is richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin C.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 163% higher.
  • Wheat has 430 times more manganese than juice. Wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, while juice has 0.007mg.

We used Wheat, durum and Beverages, Orange juice drink 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.
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%
Juice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +926.2%
Contains more IronIron +3100%
Contains more CopperCopper +2972.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +20700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +42928.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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%
Juice
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1458.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +975%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +255.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.38mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Juice DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0µg 163%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.007mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 4mg 72%
Copper 0.553mg 0.018mg 59%
Iron 3.52mg 0.11mg 43%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.02mg 38%
Magnesium 144mg 3mg 34%
Protein 13.68g 0.2g 27%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.43mg 24%
Carbs 71.13g 13.41g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.06mg 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 15mg 17%
Calories 339kcal 54kcal 14%
Potassium 431mg 42mg 11%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 5mg 11%
Folate 43µg 4µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.01g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.5mg 6%
Fats 2.47g 0g 4%
Calcium 34mg 2mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.38mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.01g 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 9.36g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 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
Juice
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6740%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +430.4%
Contains more OtherOther +836.8%
Contains more WaterWater +687.9%

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
Juice
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50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3340%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9680%
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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.