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Wheat vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat and vegetable

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B1; however, vegetable is richer in vitamin A.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 162% more than vegetable.
  • Vegetable has 10 times less phosphorus than wheat . Wheat has 508mg of phosphorus, while vegetable has 51mg.
  • Vegetable has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of vegetable is 66, while the glycemic index of wheat is 50.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +554.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155%
Contains more IronIron +329.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +566.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +749%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +896.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +694.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +29700%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +490.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +691.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +519.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +466.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Vegetable DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 0.3µg 162%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.379mg 114%
Phosphorus 508mg 51mg 65%
Copper 0.553mg 0.083mg 52%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.851mg 37%
Iron 3.52mg 0.82mg 34%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.49mg 33%
Magnesium 144mg 22mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.071mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.074mg 27%
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Protein 13.68g 2.86g 22%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 20%
Carbs 71.13g 13.09g 19%
Fiber 4.4g 18%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.151mg 16%
Calories 339kcal 65kcal 14%
Potassium 431mg 169mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.072g 6%
Folate 43µg 19µg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Fats 2.47g 0.15g 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.031g 2%
Calcium 34mg 25mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 35mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.01g 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 3.12g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +378.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1546.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +443.4%
Contains more OtherOther +165.7%
Contains more WaterWater +660.8%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3340%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1258.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.