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Cheese sandwich vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cheese sandwich and wheat gluten

  • Cheese sandwich has more vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and folate; however, wheat gluten is higher in iron and selenium.
  • Cheese sandwich covers your daily sodium needs 35% more than wheat gluten.
  • Wheat gluten has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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 39% 61% 27% 98% 53% 24% 164% 109% 141% 133%
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 +116%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +98.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.85mg

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 5% 7% 0% 0% 90% 99% 60% 37% 60% 15% 0% 48% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cheese sandwich Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 9.8g 75.16g 131%
Polyunsaturated fat 9.166g 0.81g 56%
Manganese 1.083mg 47%
Fats 25g 1.85g 36%
Sodium 839mg 29mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0mg 33%
Iron 2.62mg 5.2mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.358mg 0mg 30%
Selenium 24.3µg 39.7µg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 10.351g 0.156g 25%
Vitamin B3 3.185mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.261mg 0mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.129g 0.272g 18%
Phosphorus 382mg 260mg 17%
Folate 64µg 0µg 16%
Carbs 58.2g 13.79g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.622mg 0mg 12%
Fiber 3.1g 0.6g 10%
Magnesium 54mg 25mg 7%
Calories 497kcal 370kcal 6%
Potassium 306mg 100mg 6%
Calcium 204mg 142mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.12µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin A 21µg 0µg 2%
Copper 0.16mg 0.182mg 2%
Cholesterol 7mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.5mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 55.1g 13.19g N/A
Zinc 0.87mg 0.85mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.13mg 0%
Threonine 0.298mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.383mg 0%
Leucine 0.698mg 0%
Lysine 0.344mg 0%
Methionine 0.167mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.472mg 0%
Valine 0.438mg 0%
Histidine 0.219mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 25% 58% 3% 4%
Protein: 9.8 g
Fats: 25 g
Carbs: 58.2 g
Water: 3.2 g
Other: 3.8 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 +1251.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +322%
Contains more OtherOther +280%
Contains more ProteinProtein +666.9%
Contains more WaterWater +156.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.129 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.351 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.166 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 +6535.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1031.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%

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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. Cheese sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172747/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.