What are the differences between wheat and spinach?
Wheat is higher in selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, spinach is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin E.
Wheat's daily need coverage for selenium is 55% more.
Spinach contains 5 times less vitamin B3 than wheat. Wheat contains 2.305mg of vitamin B3, while spinach contains 0.49mg.
Spinach has a lower glycemic index (32) than wheat (50).
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.
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.
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.
