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Whisky vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are whisky and wheat different?

  • Wheat is higher than whisky in selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B3, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat covers your daily need for selenium, 163% more than whisky.
  • Wheat has a higher glycemic index (50) than whisky (0).

Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof and Wheat, durum 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.
Whisky
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43000%
Contains more IronIron +17500%
Contains more CopperCopper +3850%
Contains more ZincZinc +20700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16833.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Whisky
0
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% 0% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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% 0% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12000%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13376%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whisky Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 0µg 89.4µg 163%
Manganese 0.008mg 3.012mg 131%
Phosphorus 3mg 508mg 72%
Copper 0.014mg 0.553mg 60%
Iron 0.02mg 3.52mg 44%
Vitamin B3 0.05mg 6.738mg 42%
Zinc 0.02mg 4.16mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.419mg 34%
Magnesium 0mg 144mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.419mg 32%
Protein 0g 13.68g 27%
Carbs 0.1g 71.13g 24%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.935mg 19%
Potassium 1mg 431mg 13%
Folate 0µg 43µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.121mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.978g 7%
Calories 250kcal 339kcal 4%
Fats 0g 2.47g 4%
Calcium 0mg 34mg 3%
Saturated fat 0g 0.454g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.344g 1%
Net carbs 0.1g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Sodium 0mg 2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.322mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Whisky
2
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +484.1%
Contains more OtherOther +1922.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71030%

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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/nutrients
  2. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/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.