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Bulgur vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bulgur and hominy

  • The amount of manganese, fiber, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and copper in bulgur is higher than in hominy.
  • Bulgur covers your daily need for manganese, 23% more than hominy.
  • Bulgur contains 30 times more vitamin B3 than hominy. While bulgur contains 1mg of vitamin B3, hominy contains only 0.033mg.
  • The amount of sodium in bulgur is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bulgur, cooked and Hominy, canned, white.

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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.
Bulgur
Bulgur
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 3% 6% 36% 25% 16% 17% 0.65% 79% 3.3%
Hominy
Hominy
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 0.79% 23% 10% 29% 15% 45% 9.1% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +655.6%
Contains more IronIron +54.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +770%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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.
Bulgur
Bulgur
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 0.2% 14% 6.5% 19% 21% 19% 0% 1.3% 14%
Hominy
Hominy
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 1% 0.75% 1.4% 0.62% 9.2% 1.2% 0% 0.5% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2930.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1560%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bulgur Hominy DV% diff.
Manganese 0.609mg 0.07mg 23%
Sodium 5mg 345mg 15%
Fiber 4.5g 2.5g 8%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.033mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.005mg 6%
Copper 0.075mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.003mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 16mg 4%
Iron 0.96mg 0.62mg 4%
Zinc 0.57mg 1.05mg 4%
Selenium 0.6µg 3µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.344mg 0.154mg 4%
Folate 18µg 1µg 4%
Protein 3.08g 1.48g 3%
Potassium 68mg 9mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.006mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.098g 0.399g 2%
Calories 83kcal 72kcal 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.88g 1%
Carbs 18.58g 14.26g 1%
Phosphorus 40mg 35mg 1%
Choline 6.9mg 3.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.231g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.7g 2.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 269kcal 486kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 120g 139g N/A
Net carbs 14.08g 11.76g N/A
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.1g 1.82g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.123g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.008mg 0%
Threonine 0.089mg 0.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.058mg 0%
Leucine 0.208mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0.031mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.076mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0.077mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.045mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bulgur
Bulgur
2
3% 19% 78%
Protein: 3.08 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 18.58 g
Water: 77.76 g
Other: 0.34 g
Hominy
Hominy
3
14% 83%
Protein: 1.48 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 14.26 g
Water: 82.53 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +108.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.3%
Contains more FatsFats +266.7%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
~equal in Water ~82.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bulgur
Bulgur
1
25% 18% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.098 g
Hominy
Hominy
2
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.123 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.231 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -65.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +645.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +307.1%

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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. Bulgur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170287/nutrients
  2. Hominy - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169701/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.