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Burrito vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between burrito and wheat gluten

  • Burrito has more vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 54% more.
  • Wheat gluten contains less sodium.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of burrito is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, burrito, with beans 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 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
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 +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +201%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +173.1%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +477.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +293.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.182mg

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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30% 15%
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 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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burrito Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 6.48g 75.16g 137%
Selenium 10.1µg 39.7µg 54%
Iron 2.08mg 5.2mg 39%
Phosphorus 45mg 260mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.29mg 0mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.28mg 0mg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0µg 21%
Sodium 454mg 29mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.92mg 0mg 18%
Manganese 0.4mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.174g 0.272g 13%
Vitamin B3 1.87mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 0mg 11%
Folate 40µg 0µg 10%
Calcium 52mg 142mg 9%
Calories 206kcal 370kcal 8%
Fats 6.22g 1.85g 7%
Carbs 32.92g 13.79g 6%
Potassium 301mg 100mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.184g 0.156g 5%
Choline 26.8mg 5%
Magnesium 40mg 25mg 4%
Fiber 0.6g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.551g 0.81g 2%
Copper 0.174mg 0.182mg 1%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.85mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 32.92g 13.19g N/A
Tryptophan 0.079mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.27mg 0%
Leucine 0.504mg 0%
Lysine 0.343mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.351mg 0%
Valine 0.319mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 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 +236.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.7%
Contains more WaterWater +540.6%
Contains more OtherOther +85%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1059.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 37% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.174 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.551 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 +1300%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47%

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/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.