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Butterscotch vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between butterscotch and wheat gluten

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, zinc, and magnesium than butterscotch.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 71% more.
  • Butterscotch contains 13 times more sodium than wheat gluten. Butterscotch contains 391mg of sodium, while wheat gluten contains 29mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Candies, butterscotch 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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
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 ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3233.3%
Contains more IronIron +51900%
Contains more CopperCopper +18100%
Contains more ZincZinc +844.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6516.7%

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% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
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 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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterscotch Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 0.03g 75.16g 150%
Selenium 0.6µg 39.7µg 71%
Iron 0.01mg 5.2mg 65%
Phosphorus 1mg 260mg 37%
Carbs 90.4g 13.79g 26%
Copper 0.001mg 0.182mg 20%
Sodium 391mg 29mg 16%
Calcium 4mg 142mg 14%
Saturated fat 2.065g 0.272g 8%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.85mg 7%
Magnesium 0mg 25mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.122g 0.81g 5%
Potassium 3mg 100mg 3%
Cholesterol 9mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Fiber 0g 0.6g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.845g 0.156g 2%
Fats 3.3g 1.85g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.016mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0mg 1%
Calories 391kcal 370kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 90.4g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 80.46g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.002mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.004mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 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 +78.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +555.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +250433.3%
Contains more WaterWater +56.2%
~equal in Other ~1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 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 +441.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +563.9%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.