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Wheat Bread vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat Bread and wheat gluten?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, fiber, carbs, and vitamin B6, yet wheat gluten is higher in protein and iron.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for protein is 148% more.
  • The amount of sodium in wheat gluten is lower.

We used Bread, wheat, toasted and Vital wheat gluten types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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 +136%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123%
Contains more ZincZinc +72.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +27.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18.9%
~equal in Copper ~0.182mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0.67% 0% 0% 4.8% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 12.96g 75.16g 124%
Manganese 1.377mg 60%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0mg 37%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0mg 29%
Sodium 601mg 29mg 25%
Folate 86µg 0µg 22%
Fiber 4.7g 0.6g 16%
Carbs 55.77g 13.79g 14%
Iron 4.09mg 5.2mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0mg 12%
Selenium 33.4µg 39.7µg 11%
Phosphorus 188mg 260mg 10%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.161g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0mg 9%
Magnesium 59mg 25mg 8%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.85mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.81g 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Fats 4.27g 1.85g 4%
Potassium 223mg 100mg 4%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Calories 313kcal 370kcal 3%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.272g 3%
Calcium 165mg 142mg 2%
Copper 0.198mg 0.182mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.156g 2%
Protein per 100 calories 4.1g 20g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 242kcal 49kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 32g 27g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 2.8 3.6 N/A
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 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 +130.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +304.4%
Contains more WaterWater +195.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +479.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 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 +553.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +112.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.5%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.