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Peppermint vs. Bran — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are peppermint and bran different?

  • Peppermint is higher than bran in iron, vitamin C, copper, folate, vitamin A, calcium, fiber, vitamin B2, potassium, and vitamin B3.
  • Peppermint covers your daily need for iron 53% more than bran.
  • Peppermint has a higher glycemic index (70) than bran (56).

Peppermint, fresh and Oat bran, cooked types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
Bran
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 3% 8.1% 33% 22% 14% 51% 0.13% 126% 42%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +518.5%
Contains more IronIron +477.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +398.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +109.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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 106% 0% 71% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86%
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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% 40% 7.8% 2.7% 13% 5.8% 0% 0% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +682.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1084.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +416%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Bran DV% diff.
Iron 5.08mg 0.88mg 53%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 0mg 35%
Copper 0.329mg 0.066mg 29%
Folate 114µg 6µg 27%
Vitamin A 212µg 0µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 10mg 23%
Fiber 8g 2.6g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.034mg 18%
Potassium 569mg 92mg 14%
Selenium 7.7µg 14%
Magnesium 80mg 40mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 0.144mg 10%
Manganese 1.176mg 0.964mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.025mg 8%
Phosphorus 73mg 119mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.16mg 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.53mg 5%
Calories 70kcal 40kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.217mg 2%
Protein 3.75g 3.21g 1%
Carbs 14.89g 11.44g 1%
Sodium 31mg 1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.291g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.339g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.4g 8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 187kcal 125kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 143g 250g N/A
Fats 0.94g 0.86g 0%
Net carbs 6.89g 8.84g N/A
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.163g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.057mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.086mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 0.235mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.13mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.057mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.165mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.07mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 g
Bran
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3% 11% 84%
Protein: 3.21 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 11.44 g
Water: 84 g
Other: 0.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.86g
~equal in Water ~84g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Bran
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21% 37% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.163 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.291 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.339 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -33.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +781.8%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/nutrients
  2. Bran - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168873/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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