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Wheat vs. Lime — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wheat and lime

  • Wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, magnesium, and vitamin B1, yet lime is higher in vitamin C.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 162% more than lime.
  • Wheat contains 377 times more manganese than lime. While wheat contains 3.012mg of manganese, lime contains only 0.008mg.
  • The glycemic index of lime is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Wheat, durum and Limes, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 9.9% 9% 23% 22% 3% 7.7% 0.26% 1% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +322.5%
Contains more IronIron +486.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +750.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +3681.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2722.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22250%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg
~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%
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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 97% 0.67% 4.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 3.8% 13% 9.9% 0% 1.5% 6% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1296.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +505%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3269%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +330.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +874.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +437.5%
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 Lime DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.4µg 162%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.008mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 18mg 70%
Copper 0.553mg 0.065mg 54%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.2mg 41%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.11mg 37%
Iron 3.52mg 0.6mg 37%
Magnesium 144mg 6mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.03mg 32%
Vitamin C 0mg 29.1mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.043mg 29%
Protein 13.68g 0.7g 26%
Carbs 71.13g 10.54g 20%
Calories 339kcal 30kcal 15%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.217mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Potassium 431mg 102mg 10%
Folate 43µg 8µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.02mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.055g 6%
Fats 2.47g 0.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.022g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.019g 1%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 7.74g N/A
Calcium 34mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 1.69g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.002mg 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
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11% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.54 g
Water: 88.26 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1854.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +574.9%
Contains more OtherOther +493.3%
Contains more WaterWater +706.8%

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
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23% 20% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1710.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1678.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

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. Lime - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168155/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.