Cardoon vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cardoon and wheat

Cardoon has more folate and potassium, while wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, iron, vitamin B3, and fiber.
Wheat's daily need coverage for selenium is 58% higher.
Wheat contains 21 times less sodium than cardoon. Cardoon contains 170mg of sodium, while wheat contains 8mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Cardoon, raw and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked.

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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.

Cardoon

Wheat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+677.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+143.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+11.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+151.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+982.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+539.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+302.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15850%

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.

Cardoon

Wheat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+65.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+518.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+668.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0.2µg	31.9µg	58%
Manganese	0.256mg	1.03mg	34%
Phosphorus	23mg	147mg	18%
Zinc	0.17mg	1.84mg	15%
Folate	68µg	11µg	14%
Iron	0.7mg	1.76mg	13%
Vitamin B3	0.3mg	2.305mg	13%
Fiber	1.6g	4.3g	11%
Protein	0.7g	5.71g	10%
Carbs	4.07g	27.6g	8%
Potassium	400mg	164mg	7%
Sodium	170mg	8mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.338mg		7%
Calories	17kcal	132kcal	6%
Calcium	70mg	9mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.095mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.116mg	0.07mg	4%
Copper	0.231mg	0.207mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg		2%
Vitamin E		0.24mg	2%
Fats	0.1g	0.83g	1%
Magnesium	42mg	48mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.041g	0.243g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	4.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	243kcal	231kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	588g	76g	N/A
Net carbs	2.47g	23.3g	N/A
Sugar		3.07g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.03mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.002g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.011g	0.077g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.018g	0.084g	0%
Tryptophan		0.051mg	0%
Threonine		0.172mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.22mg	0%
Leucine		0.432mg	0%
Lysine		0.161mg	0%
Methionine		0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.3mg	0%
Valine		0.267mg	0%
Histidine		0.147mg	0%