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Wheat vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between wheat and salsa

  • Wheat is richer than salsa in selenium, phosphorus, copper, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 162% higher.
  • Wheat contains 24 times more zinc than salsa. Wheat contains 4.16mg of zinc, while salsa contains 0.17mg.
  • Wheat contains less sodium.

Food types used in this article are Wheat, durum and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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
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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%
Salsa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.6%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +476%
Contains more ZincZinc +2347.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1593.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22250%

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%
Salsa
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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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +738%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +303.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +523.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +181.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.3%
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 Salsa DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.4µg 162%
Manganese 3.012mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 30mg 68%
Copper 0.553mg 0.096mg 51%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.17mg 36%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 1.08mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.05mg 31%
Magnesium 144mg 16mg 30%
Protein 13.68g 1.5g 24%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.149mg 21%
Carbs 71.13g 7g 21%
Sodium 2mg 430mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Iron 3.52mg 2.24mg 16%
Calories 339kcal 36kcal 15%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.03mg 7%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.107g 6%
Folate 43µg 19µg 6%
Potassium 431mg 270mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Fats 2.47g 0.2g 3%
Calcium 34mg 12mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.029g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.016g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 5.6g N/A
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
Salsa
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7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +812%
Contains more FatsFats +1135%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +916.1%
Contains more OtherOther +11.3%
Contains more WaterWater +719.9%

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
Salsa
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19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2050%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +814%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.6%

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

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.