All-purpose flour leads 5–3 · 8 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
All-purpose flour comes out ahead, winning 5 of 8 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more iron and more magnesium.
Pick Pancakes, plain for more potassium, more calcium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy364 kcal227 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN10.33 g6.4 g
- Carbohydrate76.31 g28.3 g
- Fibermore is better2.7 g—
- Total sugarsless is better0.27 g—
- Total fat0.98 g9.7 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.16 g2.12 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg439 mg
- Potassiummore is better107 mg132 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better15 mg219 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.64 mg1.8 mg
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN22 mg16 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0.3 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

