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Wheat vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat and whey

  • The amount of selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 in wheat is higher than in whey.
  • Wheat covers your daily selenium needs 159% more than whey.
  • Whey has 3012 times less manganese than wheat . Wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, while whey has 0.001mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Wheat, durum and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.7%
Contains more IronIron +5766.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +13725%
Contains more ZincZinc +3100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1004.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +301100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4605.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.2%

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1063.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +9005.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1251.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +4200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Whey DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 1.9µg 159%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.001mg 131%
Phosphorus 508mg 46mg 66%
Copper 0.553mg 0.004mg 61%
Iron 3.52mg 0.06mg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.074mg 42%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.13mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.036mg 32%
Magnesium 144mg 8mg 32%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.031mg 30%
Protein 13.68g 0.85g 26%
Carbs 71.13g 5.14g 22%
Calories 339kcal 27kcal 16%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.28µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.383mg 11%
Folate 43µg 1µg 11%
Potassium 431mg 161mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 0.011g 6%
Choline 16mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.158mg 3%
Fats 2.47g 0.36g 3%
Sodium 2mg 54mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 0.1g 1%
Calcium 34mg 47mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.454g 0.23g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 71.13g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1509.4%
Contains more FatsFats +586.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1283.9%
Contains more OtherOther +235.8%
Contains more WaterWater +751.2%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +244%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8790.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.3%

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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.