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Wheat vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat and marshmallow

  • Marshmallow has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 159% more.
  • Wheat has 419 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. Wheat has 0.419mg of vitamin B1, while marshmallow has 0.001mg.
  • Marshmallow has a higher glycemic index than wheat .

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wheat, durum and Candies, marshmallows.

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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.
Wheat
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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1033.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8520%
Contains more IronIron +1430.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +470.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +10300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5158.8%

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% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8538.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +18600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +4200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Marshmallow DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 1.7µg 159%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.008mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 8mg 71%
Copper 0.553mg 0.097mg 51%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.078mg 42%
Iron 3.52mg 0.23mg 41%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.04mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.001mg 35%
Magnesium 144mg 2mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.003mg 32%
Protein 13.68g 1.8g 24%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.005mg 19%
Potassium 431mg 5mg 13%
Folate 43µg 1µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.001mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.047g 6%
Sodium 2mg 80mg 3%
Calcium 34mg 3mg 3%
Carbs 71.13g 81.3g 3%
Fats 2.47g 0.2g 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.056g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.08g 1%
Calories 339kcal 318kcal 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 57.56g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.017mg 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% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +660%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more OtherOther +493.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.3%
Contains more WaterWater +49.9%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +330%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1980.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.7%

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.