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Wheat vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat and garden rhubarb

  • Garden rhubarb has less selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B6 than wheat .
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 161% more than garden rhubarb.
  • Wheat has 42 times more zinc than garden rhubarb. While wheat has 4.16mg of zinc, garden rhubarb has only 0.1mg.
  • The glycemic index of wheat is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Wheat, durum and Rhubarb, 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +49.7%
Contains more IronIron +1500%
Contains more CopperCopper +2533.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +4060%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3528.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1436.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8027.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +152.9%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1995%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2146%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1645.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +514.3%
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 Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 1.1µg 161%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.196mg 122%
Phosphorus 508mg 14mg 71%
Copper 0.553mg 0.021mg 59%
Iron 3.52mg 0.22mg 41%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.3mg 40%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.1mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.02mg 33%
Magnesium 144mg 12mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.024mg 30%
Protein 13.68g 0.9g 26%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 24%
Carbs 71.13g 4.54g 22%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.085mg 17%
Calories 339kcal 21kcal 16%
Vitamin C 0mg 8mg 9%
Folate 43µg 7µg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.03mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.099g 6%
Calcium 34mg 86mg 5%
Potassium 431mg 288mg 4%
Fats 2.47g 0.2g 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.053g 2%
Choline 6.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.039g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 1.1g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1420%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1466.7%
Contains more OtherOther +137.3%
Contains more WaterWater +755.7%

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +782.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +887.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.3%

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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.