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Yogurt vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between yogurt and flour?

  • Yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, yet flour is higher in vitamin B1, iron, folate, selenium, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, copper, and fiber.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 64% more.
  • The glycemic index of yogurt is lower.

We used Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached types 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.
Yogurt
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
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 CalciumCalcium +633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +6528.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +747.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7477.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +249.5%

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.
Yogurt
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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 Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3313%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2738.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2514.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yogurt Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.023mg 0.785mg 64%
Iron 0.07mg 4.64mg 57%
Folate 7µg 183µg 44%
Selenium 9.7µg 33.9µg 44%
Vitamin B3 0.208mg 5.904mg 36%
Vitamin B12 0.75µg 0µg 31%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.682mg 29%
Carbs 3.6g 76.31g 24%
Vitamin B2 0.278mg 0.494mg 17%
Calories 59kcal 364kcal 15%
Copper 0.017mg 0.144mg 14%
Fiber 0g 2.7g 11%
Calcium 110mg 15mg 10%
Phosphorus 135mg 108mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.012g 0.413g 3%
Magnesium 11mg 22mg 3%
Zinc 0.52mg 0.7mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 0.438mg 2%
Fats 0.39g 0.98g 1%
Sodium 36mg 2mg 1%
Choline 15.1mg 10.4mg 1%
Potassium 141mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.044mg 1%
Protein 10.19g 10.33g 0%
Net carbs 3.6g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 3.24g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Saturated fat 0.117g 0.155g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.053g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
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 WaterWater +613.9%
Contains more OtherOther +56.5%
Contains more FatsFats +151.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2019.7%
~equal in Protein ~10.33g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
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 -24.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +64.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3341.7%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.