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

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The main differences between wheat flour, white, cake, enriched and wheat flour, whole-grain

  • Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched has more iron, folate, and vitamin B1; however, wheat flour, whole-grain has more manganese, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, copper, magnesium, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for wheat flour, whole-grain is 149% higher.
  • Wheat flour, whole-grain has 4 times less folate than wheat flour, white, cake, enriched. Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched has 186µg of folate, while wheat flour, whole-grain has 44µg.

Food types used in this article are Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched and Wheat flour, whole-grain.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 98% 10% 32% 135% 137% 71% 153% 0.26% 530% 337%
Contains more IronIron +103.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +756.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +142.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +245.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +195%
Contains more ZincZinc +319.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +320%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +541.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1161.2%
~equal in Sodium ~2mg

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% 0.4% 0% 223% 99% 127% 27% 7.6% 0% 0.75% 140% 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% 14% 0% 126% 38% 93% 36% 94% 0% 4.8% 33% 17%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +77.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37%
Contains more FolateFolate +322.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1133.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat flour, white, cake, enriched Wheat flour, whole-grain DV% diff.
Manganese 0.634mg 4.067mg 149%
Selenium 4.9µg 61.8µg 103%
Iron 7.32mg 3.6mg 47%
Phosphorus 85mg 357mg 39%
Folate 186µg 44µg 36%
Fiber 1.7g 10.7g 36%
Vitamin B1 0.892mg 0.502mg 33%
Copper 0.139mg 0.41mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0.407mg 29%
Magnesium 16mg 137mg 29%
Starch 57.77g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.165mg 20%
Zinc 0.62mg 2.6mg 18%
Vitamin B3 6.79mg 4.957mg 11%
Protein 8.2g 13.21g 10%
Potassium 105mg 363mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0.71mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.379g 1.167g 5%
Choline 10.4mg 31.2mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.458mg 0.603mg 3%
Fats 0.86g 2.5g 3%
Calcium 14mg 34mg 2%
Carbs 78.03g 71.97g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.073g 0.283g 1%
Saturated fat 0.127g 0.43g 1%
Calories 362kcal 340kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1.9µg 1%
Net carbs 76.33g 61.27g N/A
Sugar 0.31g 0.41g N/A
Sodium 2mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.118mg 0.174mg 0%
Threonine 0.227mg 0.367mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.443mg 0%
Leucine 0.558mg 0.898mg 0%
Lysine 0.285mg 0.359mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.228mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.388mg 0.682mg 0%
Valine 0.36mg 0.564mg 0%
Histidine 0.167mg 0.357mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 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
13% 3% 72% 11%
Protein: 13.21 g
Fats: 2.5 g
Carbs: 71.97 g
Water: 10.74 g
Other: 1.58 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.1%
Contains more FatsFats +190.7%
Contains more OtherOther +295%
~equal in Carbs ~71.97g

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
23% 15% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.283 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.167 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +287.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +207.9%

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. Wheat flour, whole-grain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168893/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.