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Wheat vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat and olive different?

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than olive.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 161% higher.
  • Wheat contains 182 times more vitamin B3 than olive. While wheat contains 6.738mg of vitamin B3, olive contains only 0.037mg.
  • Wheat has less sodium.

Wheat, durum and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) are the varieties used in this article.

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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 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +120.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1790.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16833.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14960%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9833.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.8%
~equal in Iron ~3.3mg

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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18110.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +6133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4555.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
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 Olive DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.9µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.02mg 130%
Phosphorus 508mg 3mg 72%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.037mg 42%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.22mg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.003mg 35%
Copper 0.553mg 0.251mg 34%
Magnesium 144mg 4mg 33%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.009mg 32%
Sodium 2mg 735mg 32%
Protein 13.68g 0.84g 26%
Carbs 71.13g 6.26g 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 7.888g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.015mg 18%
Fiber 3.2g 13%
Fats 2.47g 10.68g 13%
Potassium 431mg 8mg 12%
Folate 43µg 0µg 11%
Calories 339kcal 115kcal 11%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0mg 9%
Calcium 34mg 88mg 5%
Saturated fat 0.454g 1.415g 4%
Iron 3.52mg 3.3mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 3.06g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.911g 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.023mg 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
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1528.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1036.3%
Contains more FatsFats +332.4%
Contains more WaterWater +631.2%
Contains more OtherOther +25.3%

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
Olive
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2193%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.911g

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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.