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Brotwurst vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brotwurst and wheat gluten?

  • Brotwurst is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, yet wheat gluten is higher in iron, selenium, and phosphorus.
  • Brotwurst's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 85% more.

We used Brotwurst, pork, beef, link 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 11% 14% 25% 39% 27% 57% 57% 145% 5.2% 93%
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 +147.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +195.8%
Contains more IronIron +404.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +94%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.5%

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% 5.4% 4.5% 63% 53% 62% 3.6% 30% 256% 0% 3.8% 0%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brotwurst Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 14.3g 75.16g 122%
Vitamin B12 2.05µg 0µg 85%
Iron 1.03mg 5.2mg 52%
Sodium 1112mg 29mg 47%
Saturated fat 9.93g 0.272g 44%
Selenium 17µg 39.7µg 41%
Fats 27.8g 1.85g 40%
Monounsaturated fat 13.34g 0.156g 33%
Cholesterol 63mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 0mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.25mg 0mg 21%
Phosphorus 134mg 260mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.23mg 0mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.83g 0.81g 13%
Copper 0.08mg 0.182mg 11%
Zinc 2.1mg 0.85mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0mg 10%
Calcium 48mg 142mg 9%
Potassium 281mg 100mg 5%
Carbs 2.98g 13.79g 4%
Calories 323kcal 370kcal 2%
Manganese 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 25mg 2%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 0mg 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 2.98g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 2.98g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.6mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.61mg 0%
Leucine 1.08mg 0%
Lysine 1.14mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.54mg 0%
Valine 0.68mg 0%
Histidine 0.44mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 28% 3% 51% 4%
Protein: 14.3 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 2.98 g
Water: 51.3 g
Other: 3.62 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 +1402.7%
Contains more WaterWater +525.6%
Contains more OtherOther +262%
Contains more ProteinProtein +425.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +362.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 51% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.93 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 13.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.83 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 +8451.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +249.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

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. Brotwurst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171622/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.