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Wheat vs. Millet flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat and millet flour

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, and magnesium; however, millet flour is higher in vitamin B5, iron, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 103% more than millet flour.
  • Wheat has 3 times more manganese than millet flour. While wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, millet flour has only 1.002mg.
  • The glycemic index of millet flour is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Wheat, durum and Millet flour.

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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 85% 4.2% 20% 148% 178% 72% 122% 0.52% 131% 178%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +173.4%
Contains more IronIron +11.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.535mg

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% 2.2% 0% 103% 17% 113% 76% 86% 0% 2% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.413mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~42µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Millet flour DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 32.7µg 103%
Manganese 3.012mg 1.002mg 87%
Phosphorus 508mg 285mg 32%
Starch 69.88g 29%
Fiber 3.5g 14%
Zinc 4.16mg 2.63mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 2.618g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 1.267mg 7%
Magnesium 144mg 119mg 6%
Potassium 431mg 224mg 6%
Protein 13.68g 10.75g 6%
Iron 3.52mg 3.94mg 5%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 6.02mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.372mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.073mg 4%
Fats 2.47g 4.25g 3%
Calories 339kcal 382kcal 2%
Copper 0.553mg 0.535mg 2%
Calcium 34mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.413mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.924g 1%
Carbs 71.13g 75.12g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 71.62g N/A
Sugar 1.66g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Folate 43µg 42µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.536g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.354mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.473mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 1.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.319mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.675mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.584mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.257mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.549g 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
11% 4% 75% 9%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 4.25 g
Carbs: 75.12 g
Water: 8.67 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.3%
Contains more WaterWater +26.2%
Contains more OtherOther +47.1%
Contains more FatsFats +72.1%
~equal in Carbs ~75.12g

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
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.536 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.618 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +168.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +167.7%

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. Millet flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172023/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.