Khorasan wheat vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are khorasan wheat and potato chips different?

Khorasan wheat is higher in selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and iron; however, potato chips are richer in vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for selenium for khorasan wheat is 133% higher.
Khorasan wheat contains 6 times more manganese than potato chips. While khorasan wheat contains 2.735mg of manganese, potato chips contain only 0.44mg.
Khorasan wheat has less saturated fat.
Khorasan wheat has a lower glycemic index (40) than potato chips (56).

Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, uncooked and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Khorasan wheat

Potato chips

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+94%
Contains more IronIron	+131.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+237.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+120.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+521.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+906.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+216.4%

~equal in Calcium ~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.

Khorasan wheat

Potato chips

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+238.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+136.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1393.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+154.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1127.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+45.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.197mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	81.5µg	8.1µg	133%
Manganese	2.735mg	0.44mg	100%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.621g	12.17g	77%
Vitamin E	0.61mg	9.11mg	57%
Fats	2.13g	34.6g	50%
Saturated fat	0.196g	10.96g	49%
Vitamin C	0mg	31.1mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.566mg	0.167mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.259mg	0.66mg	31%
Phosphorus	364mg	165mg	28%
Iron	3.77mg	1.63mg	27%
Potassium	403mg	1275mg	26%
Fiber	11.1g	4.8g	25%
Monounsaturated fat	0.213g	9.84g	24%
Zinc	3.68mg	1.09mg	24%
Copper	0.506mg	0.306mg	22%
Starch	52.41g		22%
Histidine	0.379mg	153mg	22%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	22.1µg	17%
Vitamin B3	6.375mg	3.827mg	16%
Magnesium	130mg	67mg	15%
Protein	14.54g	7g	15%
Folate		45µg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.949mg	0.402mg	11%
Calories	337kcal	536kcal	10%
Carbs	70.58g	52.9g	6%
Choline	25.8mg	37.5mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.184mg	0.197mg	1%
Net carbs	59.48g	48.1g	N/A
Calcium	22mg	24mg	0%
Sugar	7.84g	0.22g	N/A
Sodium	5mg	8mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.005g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.108mg	0%
Threonine	0.442mg	0.253mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.566mg	0.283mg	0%
Leucine	1.112mg	0.419mg	0%
Lysine	0.416mg	0.424mg	0%
Methionine	0.251mg	0.11mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.772mg	0.31mg	0%
Valine	0.687mg	0.392mg	0%
Fructose	0.11g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.048g		N/A