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Flour vs. Chard raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flour and chard raw different?

  • Flour is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, while chard raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and magnesium.
  • Chard raw covers your daily need for vitamin K, 691% more than flour.
  • Flour contains 38 times more selenium than chard raw. Flour contains 33.9µg of selenium, while chard raw contains 0.9µg.
  • Flour has a higher glycemic index (72) than chard raw (32).

Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Chard, swiss, raw types were 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.
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 58% 15% 33% 68% 60% 9.8% 20% 28% 48% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +157.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3666.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +268.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +254.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.3%

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.
Flour
5
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 100% 102% 38% 0% 10% 21% 7.5% 10% 23% 0% 2075% 11% 9.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1862.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +448.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1376%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1207.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3050%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +276566.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +73.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Chard raw DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.3µg 830µg 691%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.04mg 62%
Selenium 33.9µg 0.9µg 60%
Folate 183µg 14µg 42%
Iron 4.64mg 1.8mg 36%
Vitamin A 0µg 306µg 34%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 0.4mg 34%
Vitamin C 0mg 30mg 33%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.09mg 31%
Carbs 76.31g 3.74g 24%
Protein 10.33g 1.8g 17%
Calories 364kcal 19kcal 17%
Magnesium 22mg 81mg 14%
Manganese 0.682mg 0.366mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 1.89mg 12%
Phosphorus 108mg 46mg 9%
Sodium 2mg 213mg 9%
Potassium 107mg 379mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.172mg 5%
Copper 0.144mg 0.179mg 4%
Fiber 2.7g 1.6g 4%
Calcium 15mg 51mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.099mg 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.36mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 0.07g 2%
Saturated fat 0.155g 0.03g 1%
Fats 0.98g 0.2g 1%
Choline 10.4mg 18mg 1%
Net carbs 73.61g 2.14g N/A
Sugar 0.27g 1.1g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.017mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.099mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.019mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.11mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.036mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
3
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
2% 4% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.74 g
Water: 92.66 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +473.9%
Contains more FatsFats +390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1940.4%
Contains more WaterWater +677.3%
Contains more OtherOther +247.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
2
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
21% 29% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.07 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +117.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +490%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.6%

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. Chard raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169991/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.