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Wheat vs. White chocolate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat and white chocolate

  • White chocolate has less selenium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B3, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B1 than wheat .
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 154% more than white chocolate.
  • Wheat has 377 times more manganese than white chocolate. While wheat has 3.012mg of manganese, white chocolate has only 0.008mg.
  • Wheat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Wheat, durum and Candies, white chocolate.

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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% 60% 25% 9% 20% 20% 75% 12% 1% 25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.7%
Contains more IronIron +1366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +821.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +462.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1886.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +485.3%

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 1.7% 3% 19% 0% 16% 65% 14% 36% 13% 70% 23% 5.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +565.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +804.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +648.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +514.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +133.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat White chocolate DV% diff.
Selenium 89.4µg 4.5µg 154%
Manganese 3.012mg 0.008mg 131%
Saturated fat 0.454g 19.412g 86%
Copper 0.553mg 0.06mg 55%
Phosphorus 508mg 176mg 47%
Fats 2.47g 32.09g 46%
Iron 3.52mg 0.24mg 41%
Vitamin B3 6.738mg 0.745mg 37%
Zinc 4.16mg 0.74mg 31%
Magnesium 144mg 12mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.419mg 0.063mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.419mg 0.056mg 28%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.56µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 0.344g 9.097g 22%
Calcium 34mg 199mg 17%
Protein 13.68g 5.87g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.121mg 0.282mg 12%
Calories 339kcal 539kcal 10%
Folate 43µg 7µg 9%
Vitamin K 9.1µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.935mg 0.608mg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 21mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.96mg 6%
Choline 29.5mg 5%
Sodium 2mg 90mg 4%
Potassium 431mg 286mg 4%
Carbs 71.13g 59.24g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 9µg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.5mg 1%
Net carbs 71.13g 59.04g N/A
Sugar 59g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.978g 1.013g 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
6% 32% 59%
Protein: 5.87 g
Fats: 32.09 g
Carbs: 59.24 g
Water: 1.3 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +133%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.1%
Contains more WaterWater +741.5%
Contains more OtherOther +18.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1199.2%

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
66% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.412 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.097 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.013 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2544.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.013g

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. White chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167571/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.