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Wheat vs. Vermicelli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat and vermicelli

  • Wheat has more selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, magnesium, vitamin B6, iron, potassium, and folate; however, vermicelli is richer in copper.
  • Vermicelli covers your daily copper needs 151% more than wheat .
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat is 50, while the glycemic index of vermicelli is 35.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum and Vermicelli, made from soy.

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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 1.4% 17% 0.26% 68% 639% 116% 8.6% 0.52% 0% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +7100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14266.7%
Contains more IronIron +94.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2440%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +231.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +61.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +246.5%
~equal in Zinc ~4.24mg

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 0% 0.67% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.5% 0% 97%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Vermicelli DV% diff.
Copper 0.553mg 1.916mg 151%
Manganese 3.012mg 131%
Selenium 89.4µg 27µg 113%
Phosphorus 508mg 20mg 70%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0mg 42%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0mg 35%
Magnesium 144mg 2mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0mg 32%
Choline 177mg 32%
Protein 13.68g 0.1g 27%
Iron 3.52mg 1.81mg 21%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 19%
Fiber 3.9g 16%
Potassium 431mg 3mg 13%
Folate 43µg 0µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.041g 6%
Carbs 71.13g 82.32g 4%
Fats 2.47g 0.1g 4%
Vitamin K 3.8µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.014g 2%
Calcium 34mg 55mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.013g 1%
Zinc 4.16mg 4.24mg 1%
Calories 339kcal 331kcal 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 78.42g N/A
Sugar 17.44g 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
82% 12% 6%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 82.32 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +13580%
Contains more FatsFats +2370%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.7%
Contains more OtherOther +213.5%
~equal in Water ~11.9g

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
21% 19% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2546.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2285.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.9%

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. Vermicelli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169884/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.