Chewing gum vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between chewing gum and wheat gluten

Chewing gum has more fiber; however, wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, zinc, magnesium, and polyunsaturated fat.
Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 71% more than chewing gum.
Wheat gluten contains 4 times less fiber than chewing gum. Chewing gum contains 2.4g of fiber, while wheat gluten contains 0.6g.

Food varieties used in this article are Chewing gum 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.

Chewing gum

Wheat gluten

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+4900%
Contains more IronIron	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+6516.7%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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.

Chewing gum

Wheat gluten

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	0g	75.16g	150%
Selenium	0.6µg	39.7µg	71%
Iron	0mg	5.2mg	65%
Phosphorus	0mg	260mg	37%
Carbs	96.7g	13.79g	28%
Copper	0mg	0.182mg	20%
Calcium	0mg	142mg	14%
Zinc	0mg	0.85mg	8%
Fiber	2.4g	0.6g	7%
Magnesium	0mg	25mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.137g	0.81g	4%
Potassium	2mg	100mg	3%
Fats	0.3g	1.85g	2%
Saturated fat	0.042g	0.272g	1%
Calories	360kcal	370kcal	1%
Sodium	1mg	29mg	1%
Net carbs	94.3g	13.19g	N/A
Sugar	66.08g	0g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.079g	0.156g	0%