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Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wheat flour, white, cake, enriched and flour

  • Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched has more iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, flour is higher in selenium.
  • Flour covers your daily selenium needs 53% more than wheat flour, white, cake, enriched.
  • Flour contains 2 times less iron than wheat flour, white, cake, enriched. Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched contains 7.32mg of iron, while flour contains 4.64mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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 11% 4.2% 9.3% 275% 46% 17% 36% 0.26% 83% 27%
Flour
Flour
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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%
Contains more IronIron +57.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +591.8%
~equal in Calcium ~15mg
~equal in Potassium ~107mg
~equal in Copper ~0.144mg
~equal in Sodium ~2mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.682mg

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 0% 0% 0.4% 0% 223% 99% 127% 27% 7.6% 0% 0.75% 140%
Flour
Flour
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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 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.438mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg
~equal in Folate ~183µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched Flour DV% diff.
Selenium 4.9µg 33.9µg 53%
Iron 7.32mg 4.64mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.892mg 0.785mg 9%
Vitamin B3 6.79mg 5.904mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.494mg 5%
Protein 8.2g 10.33g 4%
Fiber 1.7g 2.7g 4%
Phosphorus 85mg 108mg 3%
Manganese 0.634mg 0.682mg 2%
Carbs 78.03g 76.31g 1%
Magnesium 16mg 22mg 1%
Copper 0.139mg 0.144mg 1%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0.044mg 1%
Folate 186µg 183µg 1%
Calories 362kcal 364kcal 0%
Fats 0.86g 0.98g 0%
Net carbs 76.33g 73.61g N/A
Calcium 14mg 15mg 0%
Potassium 105mg 107mg 0%
Sugar 0.31g 0.27g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.458mg 0.438mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 10.4mg 10.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.127g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.073g 0.087g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.379g 0.413g 0%
Tryptophan 0.118mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.227mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.558mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.285mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.388mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.36mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.167mg 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 78% 13%
Protein: 8.2 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 78.03 g
Water: 12.51 g
Other: 0.4 g
Flour
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26%
Contains more FatsFats +14%
Contains more OtherOther +15%
~equal in Carbs ~76.31g
~equal in Water ~11.92g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.073 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.379 g
Flour
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.413g

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 flour, white, cake, enriched - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169723/nutrients
  2. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.