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Wheat vs. Orange juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat and orange juice

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B6; however, orange juice has more vitamin C.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 162% more.
  • Wheat has 215 times more manganese than orange juice. Wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, while orange juice has 0.014mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wheat, durum and Orange juice, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 18% 7.5% 15% 1.4% 7.3% 0.13% 1.8% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1209.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +209.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.5%
Contains more IronIron +1660%
Contains more CopperCopper +1156.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +8220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2888.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21414.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 167% 3.3% 0.8% 0% 23% 6.9% 7.5% 11% 9.2% 0% 0.25% 23% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +365.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1584.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +392.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +947.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.3%
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 Orange juice DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.1µg 162%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.014mg 130%
Phosphorus 508mg 17mg 70%
Copper 0.553mg 0.044mg 57%
Vitamin C 0mg 50mg 56%
Iron 3.52mg 0.2mg 42%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.4mg 40%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.05mg 37%
Magnesium 144mg 11mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.04mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.09mg 27%
Protein 13.68g 0.7g 26%
Carbs 71.13g 10.4g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.19mg 15%
Calories 339kcal 45kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.03mg 7%
Potassium 431mg 200mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.04g 6%
Fats 2.47g 0.2g 3%
Folate 43µg 30µg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.024g 2%
Calcium 34mg 11mg 2%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.036g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 10µg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 10.2g N/A
Sugar 8.4g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.008mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.008mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.003mg 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
10% 88%
Protein: 0.7 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 10.4 g
Water: 88.3 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1854.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +583.9%
Contains more OtherOther +345%
Contains more WaterWater +707.1%

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
24% 36% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +855.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2345%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.7%

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. Orange juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169098/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.