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Bologna sausage vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between bologna sausage and wheat gluten

  • Bologna sausage has more vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, wheat gluten is richer in iron, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for iron is 55% more.
  • Wheat gluten contains less cholesterol.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of bologna sausage is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bologna, pork and Vital wheat gluten.

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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 10% 3.3% 25% 29% 27% 55% 60% 118% 4.7% 69%
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 PotassiumPotassium +181%
Contains more ZincZinc +138.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1190.9%
Contains more IronIron +575.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +212.6%

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% 5.2% 21% 131% 36% 73% 43% 62% 116% 0.75% 3.8% 30%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
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 Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bologna sausage Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 15.3g 75.16g 120%
Iron 0.77mg 5.2mg 55%
Selenium 12.7µg 39.7µg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.523mg 0mg 44%
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0µg 39%
Sodium 907mg 29mg 38%
Saturated fat 6.839g 0.272g 30%
Fats 19.87g 1.85g 28%
Monounsaturated fat 9.732g 0.156g 24%
Vitamin B3 3.9mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.27mg 0mg 21%
Cholesterol 59mg 0mg 20%
Phosphorus 139mg 260mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.72mg 0mg 14%
Calcium 11mg 142mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.157mg 0mg 12%
Copper 0.08mg 0.182mg 11%
Zinc 2.03mg 0.85mg 11%
Choline 54.4mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.107g 0.81g 9%
Vitamin D 56IU 0IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.4µg 0µg 7%
Calories 247kcal 370kcal 6%
Potassium 281mg 100mg 5%
Carbs 0.73g 13.79g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 25mg 3%
Manganese 0.036mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0.73g 13.19g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.149mg 0%
Threonine 0.641mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.663mg 0%
Leucine 1.168mg 0%
Lysine 1.204mg 0%
Methionine 0.412mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.585mg 0%
Valine 0.737mg 0%
Histidine 0.482mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 20% 61% 4%
Protein: 15.3 g
Fats: 19.87 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 60.6 g
Other: 3.5 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 +974.1%
Contains more WaterWater +639%
Contains more OtherOther +250%
Contains more ProteinProtein +391.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1789%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 52% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.839 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.732 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.107 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 +6138.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +160.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%

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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. Bologna sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173856/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.

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