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Flour vs. Brotwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between flour and brotwurst?

  • Flour is richer in iron, vitamin B1, folate, selenium, manganese, and vitamin B2, yet brotwurst is richer in vitamin B12.
  • Brotwurst's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 85% higher.
  • Flour has 37 times more folate than brotwurst. Flour has 183µg of folate, while brotwurst has 5µg.
  • Flour contains less saturated fat.

We used Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Brotwurst, pork, beef, link types in this comparison.

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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.
Flour
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 14% 25% 39% 27% 57% 57% 145% 5.2% 93%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more IronIron +350.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1605%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +99.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +220%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +162.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.1%

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.
Flour
7
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
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% 5.4% 4.5% 63% 53% 62% 3.6% 30% 256% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +214%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +630%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3560%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +350%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +195.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Brotwurst DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.05µg 85%
Sodium 2mg 1112mg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.25mg 45%
Iron 4.64mg 1.03mg 45%
Folate 183µg 5µg 45%
Saturated fat 0.155g 9.93g 44%
Fats 0.98g 27.8g 41%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 13.34g 33%
Selenium 33.9µg 17µg 31%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.04mg 28%
Carbs 76.31g 2.98g 24%
Cholesterol 0mg 63mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.23mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 2.83g 16%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 3.3mg 16%
Zinc 0.7mg 2.1mg 13%
Fiber 2.7g 0g 11%
Protein 10.33g 14.3g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.06mg 8%
Copper 0.144mg 0.08mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.13mg 7%
Potassium 107mg 281mg 5%
Phosphorus 108mg 134mg 4%
Calcium 15mg 48mg 3%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Calories 364kcal 323kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.27mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 16mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 11IU 1%
Net carbs 73.61g 2.98g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 2.98g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.6mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.61mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 1.08mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 1.14mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.68mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.44mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
1
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
14% 28% 3% 51% 4%
Protein: 14.3 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 2.98 g
Water: 51.3 g
Other: 3.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2460.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2736.7%
Contains more WaterWater +330.4%
Contains more OtherOther +687%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
1
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
38% 51% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.83 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +15233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +585.2%

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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Brotwurst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171622/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.