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Brussels sprouts vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between Brussels sprouts and wheat gluten

  • Brussels sprouts have more vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin A, and fiber; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Brussels sprouts cover your daily vitamin K needs 148% more than wheat gluten.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Brussels sprouts, raw 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 16% 13% 34% 53% 23% 11% 30% 3.3% 44% 8.7%
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 +289%
Contains less SodiumSodium -13.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +238.1%
Contains more IronIron +271.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +160%
Contains more ZincZinc +102.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +276.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2381.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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 283% 13% 18% 0% 35% 21% 14% 19% 51% 0% 443% 46% 10%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brussels sprouts Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 153g 0.81g 1015%
Vitamin K 177µg 0µg 148%
Protein 3.38g 75.16g 144%
Vitamin C 85mg 0mg 94%
Selenium 1.6µg 39.7µg 69%
Iron 1.4mg 5.2mg 48%
Phosphorus 69mg 260mg 27%
Vitamin B6 0.219mg 0mg 17%
Calories 43kcal 370kcal 16%
Folate 61µg 0µg 15%
Manganese 0.337mg 15%
Fiber 3.8g 0.6g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.139mg 0mg 12%
Copper 0.07mg 0.182mg 12%
Calcium 42mg 142mg 10%
Potassium 389mg 100mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.745mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.42mg 0.85mg 4%
Vitamin A 38µg 0µg 4%
Choline 19.1mg 3%
Fats 0.3g 1.85g 2%
Carbs 8.95g 13.79g 2%
Fructose 0.93g 1%
Saturated fat 0.062g 0.272g 1%
Net carbs 5.15g 13.19g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g 0g N/A
Sodium 25mg 29mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.023g 0.156g 0%
Tryptophan 0.037mg 0%
Threonine 0.12mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.132mg 0%
Leucine 0.152mg 0%
Lysine 0.154mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.098mg 0%
Valine 0.155mg 0%
Histidine 0.076mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 9% 86%
Protein: 3.38 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 8.95 g
Water: 86 g
Other: 1.37 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 WaterWater +948.8%
Contains more OtherOther +37%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2123.7%
Contains more FatsFats +516.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.062 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 153 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18788.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +578.3%

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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. Brussels sprouts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170383/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.