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Wheat vs. Quince — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat and quince

  • Quince has less selenium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat 's daily need coverage for selenium is 161% more.
  • Wheat has 104 times more zinc than quince. Wheat has 4.16mg of zinc, while quince has 0.04mg.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index than quince.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Wheat, durum and Quinces, 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.
Wheat
10
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%
Quince
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.3% 17% 26% 43% 1.1% 7.3% 0.52% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +209.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.8%
Contains more IronIron +402.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +325.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +10300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2888.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14800%

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%
Quince
2
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 50% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 6.9% 3.8% 4.9% 9.2% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1995%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3269%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1054.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +947.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Quince DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.6µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 17mg 70%
Copper 0.553mg 0.13mg 47%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.2mg 41%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.04mg 37%
Iron 3.52mg 0.7mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.02mg 33%
Magnesium 144mg 8mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.04mg 29%
Protein 13.68g 0.4g 27%
Carbs 71.13g 15.3g 19%
Vitamin C 0mg 15mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.081mg 17%
Calories 339kcal 57kcal 14%
Folate 43µg 3µg 10%
Fiber 1.9g 8%
Potassium 431mg 197mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.03mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.05g 6%
Fats 2.47g 0.1g 4%
Calcium 34mg 11mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.01g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.036g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 13.4g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 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
Quince
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15% 84%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 15.3 g
Water: 83.8 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3320%
Contains more FatsFats +2370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +364.9%
Contains more OtherOther +345%
Contains more WaterWater +666%

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
Quince
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10% 38% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.01 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.036 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +855.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1856%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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. Quince - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168163/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.