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Flour vs. Millet flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are flour and millet flour different?

  • Flour is richer in folate, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, while millet flour is higher in copper, phosphorus, vitamin B6, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B5, and manganese.
  • Millet flour covers your daily need for copper 43% more than flour.
  • Flour contains 7 times more vitamin B2 than millet flour. Flour contains 0.494mg of vitamin B2, while millet flour contains 0.073mg.

Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Millet flour 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.
Flour
Flour
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 85% 4.2% 20% 148% 178% 72% 122% 0.52% 131% 178%
Contains more IronIron +17.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +440.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +271.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +275.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.9%
~equal in Calcium ~14mg
~equal in Selenium ~32.7µg

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.
Flour
Flour
3
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% 1.2% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137%
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% 2.2% 103% 17% 113% 76% 86% 0% 2% 32%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +576.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +335.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +189.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +745.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~6.02mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Millet flour DV% diff.
Copper 0.144mg 0.535mg 43%
Folate 183µg 42µg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.073mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.413mg 31%
Starch 69.88g 29%
Phosphorus 108mg 285mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.372mg 25%
Magnesium 22mg 119mg 23%
Zinc 0.7mg 2.63mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 1.267mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 2.618g 15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 2.549g 15%
Manganese 0.682mg 1.002mg 14%
Iron 4.64mg 3.94mg 9%
Fats 0.98g 4.25g 5%
Potassium 107mg 224mg 3%
Fiber 2.7g 3.5g 3%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.044g 3%
Selenium 33.9µg 32.7µg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.155g 0.536g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.924g 2%
Calories 364kcal 382kcal 1%
Protein 10.33g 10.75g 1%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 6.02mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.8g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 352kcal 355kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.2 6.6 N/A
Net carbs 73.61g 71.62g N/A
Carbs 76.31g 75.12g 0%
Calcium 15mg 14mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 1.66g N/A
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.8µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0.354mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0.473mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 1.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.319mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0.675mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0.584mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0.257mg 0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
11% 4% 75% 9%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 4.25 g
Carbs: 75.12 g
Water: 8.67 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more WaterWater +37.5%
Contains more FatsFats +333.7%
~equal in Protein ~10.75g
~equal in Carbs ~75.12g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
Flour
1
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.536 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.618 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +962.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +533.9%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Millet flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172023/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.