Wheat vs. Hominy — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat and hominy different?

Wheat has more selenium, manganese, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B1, and magnesium than hominy.
Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 53% higher.
Wheat contains 70 times more vitamin B3 than hominy. While wheat contains 2.305mg of vitamin B3, hominy contains only 0.033mg.
Wheat has less sodium.

Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked and Hominy, canned, white are the varieties 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.

Wheat

Hominy

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+1722.2%
Contains more IronIron	+183.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+590%
Contains more ZincZinc	+75.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+320%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1371.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+963.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+11.1%

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.

Wheat

Hominy

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+3066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6884.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1300%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~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			DV% diff.
Selenium	31.9µg	3µg	53%
Manganese	1.03mg	0.07mg	42%
Copper	0.207mg	0.03mg	20%
Phosphorus	147mg	35mg	16%
Sodium	8mg	345mg	15%
Iron	1.76mg	0.62mg	14%
Vitamin B3	2.305mg	0.033mg	14%
Protein	5.71g	1.48g	8%
Magnesium	48mg	16mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.003mg	8%
Fiber	4.3g	2.5g	7%
Zinc	1.84mg	1.05mg	7%
Potassium	164mg	9mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.07mg	0.005mg	5%
Carbs	27.6g	14.26g	4%
Calories	132kcal	72kcal	3%
Vitamin B5		0.154mg	3%
Folate	11µg	1µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.03mg	0.006mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.05mg	1%
Choline		3.1mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.243g	0.399g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.3g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	231kcal	486kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	76g	139g	N/A
Fats	0.83g	0.88g	0%
Net carbs	23.3g	11.76g	N/A
Calcium	9mg	10mg	0%
Sugar	3.07g	1.82g	N/A
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.002g		N/A
Saturated fat	0.077g	0.123g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.084g	0.231g	0%
Tryptophan	0.051mg	0.008mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.05mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.22mg	0.058mg	0%
Leucine	0.432mg	0.202mg	0%
Lysine	0.161mg	0.033mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.076mg	0%
Valine	0.267mg	0.077mg	0%
Histidine	0.147mg	0.045mg	0%