Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of durum wheat, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a durum wheat. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Durum wheat: nutritional value & information

Durum wheat: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 79% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 14% comes from proteins
  • The 6% comes from fat

Durum wheat: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 339
% DV
Total Fat 2.5g 4 %
   Saturated Fat 0.5g 2 %
Sodium 2mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 71g 24 %
Proteins 14g 28 %
Vitamin A 0 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 3 % Iron 20 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Durum wheat: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
    Folate43.00 mcg
Niacin6.738 mg34 %
Pantothenic acid0.935 mg9 %
Riboflavin0.121 mg7 %
Thiamin0.419 mg28 %
Vitamin B60.419 mg21 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %

Durum wheat: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins13.68 g27 %
  Alanine0.427 g
  Arginine0.483 g
  Aspartic acid0.617 g
  Cystine0.286 g
  Glutamic acid4.743 g
  Glycine0.495 g
  Histidine0.322 g
  Isoleucine0.533 g38 %
  Leucine0.934 g34 %
  Lysine0.303 g14 %
  Methionine0.221 g21 %
  Phenylalanine0.681 g39 %
  Proline1.459 g
  Serine0.667 g
  Threonine0.366 g35 %
  Tryptophan0.176 g63 %
  Tyrosine0.357 g20 %
  Valine0.594 g33 %

Durum wheat: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca34.00 mg3 %
Copper, Cu0.553 mg28 %
Iron, Fe3.52 mg20 %
Magnesium, Mg144.00 mg36 %
Manganese, Mn3.012 mg151 %
Phosphorus, P508.00 mg51 %
Potassium, K431.00 mg9 %
Selenium, Se89.4 mcg128 %
Sodium, Na2.00 mg0 %
Zinc, Zn4.16 mg28 %

Durum wheat: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat2.47 g4 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.454 g2 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.422 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.022 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.003 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.344 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.009 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.335 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.978 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.930 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.048 g

Durum wheat: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate71.13 g24 %

Durum wheat: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any STEROLS.

Durum wheat: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.78 g
Water10.94 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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