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Almond butter vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between almond butter and wheat gluten?

  • Almond butter is higher in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B2, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and calcium, yet wheat gluten is higher in selenium and iron.
  • Almond butter's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 161% more.

We used Nuts, almond butter, plain, without salt added and Vital wheat gluten types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 199% 104% 66% 131% 311% 90% 218% 0.91% 278% 13%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1016%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +144.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +648%
Contains more CopperCopper +413.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +287.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +49%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1554.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 484% 0% 10% 217% 59% 19% 24% 0% 0% 40% 28%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Almond butter Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Vitamin E 24.21mg 0mg 161%
Protein 20.96g 75.16g 108%
Manganese 2.131mg 93%
Polyunsaturated fat 13.613g 0.81g 85%
Copper 0.934mg 0.182mg 84%
Fats 55.5g 1.85g 83%
Monounsaturated fat 32.445g 0.156g 81%
Vitamin B2 0.939mg 0mg 72%
Selenium 2.4µg 39.7µg 68%
Magnesium 279mg 25mg 60%
Fiber 10.3g 0.6g 39%
Phosphorus 508mg 260mg 35%
Zinc 3.29mg 0.85mg 22%
Iron 3.49mg 5.2mg 21%
Calcium 347mg 142mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.155mg 0mg 20%
Potassium 748mg 100mg 19%
Saturated fat 4.152g 0.272g 18%
Folate 53µg 0µg 13%
Calories 614kcal 370kcal 12%
Choline 52.1mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.103mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.318mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 18.82g 13.79g 2%
Sodium 7mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 8.52g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 4.43g 0g N/A
Starch 0.08g 0%
Tryptophan 0.159mg 0%
Threonine 0.555mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.483mg 0%
Lysine 0.612mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.149mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.55mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 56% 19% 3%
Protein: 20.96 g
Fats: 55.5 g
Carbs: 18.82 g
Water: 1.64 g
Other: 3.08 g
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +2900%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.5%
Contains more OtherOther +208%
Contains more ProteinProtein +258.6%
Contains more WaterWater +400%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 65% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.152 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.445 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.613 g
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20698.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1580.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%

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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. Almond butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168588/nutrients
  2. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.