Whey vs. Mustard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between whey and mustard

Whey has more vitamin B12; however, mustard is richer in selenium, iron, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, and copper.
Mustard covers your daily selenium needs 57% more than whey.
Whey contains less sodium.
Whey has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of whey is 43, while the glycemic index of mustard is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Whey, sweet, fluid and Mustard, prepared, yellow.

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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.

Whey

Mustard

Contains less SodiumSodium

-95.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+34%
Contains more IronIron	+2583.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1750%
Contains more ZincZinc	+392.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+134.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1663.2%

~equal in Potassium ~152mg

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.

Whey

Mustard

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+391.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+663.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+125.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+40%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	1.9µg	33.5µg	57%
Sodium	54mg	1104mg	46%
Iron	0.06mg	1.61mg	19%
Manganese	0.001mg	0.422mg	18%
Fiber	0g	4g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.177mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.28µg	0µg	12%
Magnesium	8mg	48mg	10%
Phosphorus	46mg	108mg	9%
Copper	0.004mg	0.074mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.158mg	0.07mg	7%
Protein	0.85g	3.74g	6%
Fats	0.36g	3.34g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.011g	0.774g	5%
Zinc	0.13mg	0.64mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.1g	2.182g	5%
Vitamin B5	0.383mg	0.254mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.031mg	0.07mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.074mg	0.565mg	3%
Folate	1µg	7µg	2%
Calories	27kcal	60kcal	2%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.36mg	2%
Calcium	47mg	63mg	2%
Cholesterol	2mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.4µg	1%
Choline	16mg	22.4mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.3mg	0%
Carbs	5.14g	5.83g	0%
Net carbs	5.14g	1.83g	N/A
Potassium	161mg	152mg	0%
Sugar	5.14g	0.92g	N/A
Starch		0.64g	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat		0.009g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.23g	0.214g	0%
Tryptophan	0.013mg	0.009mg	0%
Threonine	0.054mg	0.167mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.047mg	0.146mg	0%
Leucine	0.078mg	0.292mg	0%
Lysine	0.068mg	0.264mg	0%
Methionine	0.016mg	0.076mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg	0.161mg	0%
Valine	0.046mg	0.189mg	0%
Histidine	0.016mg	0.119mg	0%
Fructose		0.23g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.373g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.358g	N/A