Nutrient Analysis: Oat Flour

Oat Flour

Making the numbers match for Oat Flour was a lot more difficult than for the flaxseed meal. I'll keep looking and updating, but as of now there are four values that I can't justify from a reputable source. If you know where the numbers came from, please reach out and I'll update the spreadsheet!

I'm using Bob's Red Mill Whole Grain Oat Flour in my recipe. I'm still assuming that the package is the most correct value, subject to correction for the labeling rounding rules. Then I'll fall back to the USDA values. If neither of those check out, I'll fall back to the makesoylent and cronometer values and try to find my own source to justify the numbers.

Here are my findings:

	Packaging	makesoylent	cronometer	USDA	Chosen Value	Justification
Serving Size	40g	40g	40g	40g
Calories (kcal)	160	176	161.6	162	162	Package falls within USDA rounding rules. Presuming USDA is more precise.
Carbohydrates (g)	26	23.7	26.3	26.28	26.28	Package falls within USDA rounding rules. Presuming USDA is more precise.
Protein (g)	7	5.88	5.9	5.86	6.5	Presuming package is more accurate than USDA for this particular brand. Assuming the lowest possible value that can round up to 7 to make the value closer to USDA value.
Total Fat (g)	3	3.64	3.6	3.65	3.49	Presuming package Package falls within USDA rounding rules. Presuming USDA is more precise.is more accurate than USDA for this particular brand. Assuming the highest possible value that can round down to 3 in order to be closer to the USDA value.
Saturated Fat (g)	.5	0.64	.6	.643	.643	Package falls within USDA rounding rules. Presuming USDA is more precise.
Monounsaturated Fat (g)		1.16	1.1	1.146	1.146	Using USDA Value
Polyunsaturated Fat (g)		1.32	1.3	1.332	1.332	Using USDA Value
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (g)		0.06	.1	0	.06	UNJUSTIFIED. Using makesoylent's value. Please let me know if you can cite a source.
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (g)		1.27	1.3		1.27	UNJUSTIFIED. Using makesoylent's value. Please let me know if you can cite a source.
Total Fiber (g)	4	2.6	2.6	2.6	3.5	Presuming package is more accurate than USDA for this particular brand. Assuming the lowest possible value that can round up to 4 to make the value closer to USDA value.
Solubule Fiber (g)		1.2			1.6	I am increasing makesoylent's value by .4 in order to add up to the total fiber package value. The actual amount is unknown.
Insolubule Fiber (g)		1.4			1.9	I am increasing makesoylent's value by .5 in order to add up to the total fiber package value. The actual amount is unknown.
Cholesterol (mg)	0	0	0	0	0	All sources agree.
Vitamin A (IU)		0	0	0	0	All sources agree.
Vitamin B6 (mg)		0		.05	.05	Using USDA Value
Vitamin B12 (ug)		0	0	0	0	All sources agree.
Vitamin C (mg)		0	0	0	0	All sources agree.
Vitamin D (IU)		0	0	0	0	All sources agree.
Vitamin E (IU)		0	.3	.186648	.1866	Using USDA Value
Vitamin K (ug)		1	1.3	1.3	1.3	Using USDA Value
Thiamin (mg)		0.28	.3	.277	.277	Using USDA Value
Riboflavin (mg)		0.04	.1	.05	.05	Using USDA Value
Niacin (mg)		0.6	.6	.59	.59	Using USDA Value
Folate (ug)		13	12.8	13	13	Using USDA Value
Panthotenic Acid (mg)		0.08	.1	.08	.08	Using USDA Value
Biotin (ug)		0			0	All sources agree.
Choline (mg)		11.96	12	12	12	Using USDA Value
Calcium (g)	2% of 1g approx. 0.02g	0.02	.022	.022	.022	Using USDA Value
Chloride (g)		0			0	All sources agree.
Chromium (ug)		0			0	All sources agree.
Copper (mg)		0.16	.2	.175	.175	Using USDA Value
Iodine (ug)		0			0	All sources agree.
Iron (mg)	10% of 8mg approx .8mg	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	My understanding of the USDA Iron DRV must be off, because I am consistently calculating about half of what the USDA finds. USDA value.
Magnesium (mg)		57.6	57.6	58	58	All sources agree.
Manganese (mg)		1.6	1.6	1.608	1.608	All sources agree.
Molybdenum (ug)		80			80	Taking the makesoylent value as justified by this article. I'd like to find a more reliable source.
Phosphorus (g)		0.181	180.8	.181	.181	All sources agree.
Potassium (g)		0.148	148.4	.148	.148	All sources agree.
Selenium (ug)		14	13.6	13.6	13.6	All sources agree.
Sodium (g)	0	0.008	.0076	.008	.008	All sources agree.
Sulfur (g)		0.09			.09	UNJUSTIFIED. I can't find the source for makesoylent's value.
Zinc (mg)		1.28	1.3	1.28	1.28	All sources agree.