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Chickpea raw vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chickpea raw and wheat gluten different?

  • Chickpea raw is richer in folate, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, potassium, zinc, and vitamin B2, while wheat gluten is higher in selenium.
  • Chickpea raw covers your daily need for folate, 139% more than wheat gluten.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index (64) than chickpea raw (36).

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw and Vital wheat gluten types were used in this article.

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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 56% 17% 63% 162% 219% 75% 108% 3.1% 2779% 0%
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 +216%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +618%
Contains more CopperCopper +260.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +224.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +149.1%
Contains more IronIron +20.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Phosphorus ~260mg

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 13% 1% 16% 0% 119% 49% 29% 95% 123% 0% 23% 418% 54%
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 Chickpea raw Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Manganese 21.306mg 926%
Folate 557µg 0µg 139%
Protein 20.47g 75.16g 109%
Selenium 0µg 39.7µg 72%
Copper 0.656mg 0.182mg 53%
Fiber 12.2g 0.6g 46%
Vitamin B6 0.535mg 0mg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.477mg 0mg 40%
Vitamin B5 1.588mg 0mg 32%
Choline 99.3mg 18%
Potassium 718mg 100mg 18%
Zinc 2.76mg 0.85mg 17%
Carbs 62.95g 13.79g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.212mg 0mg 16%
Magnesium 79mg 25mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.731g 0.81g 13%
Iron 4.31mg 5.2mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.541mg 0mg 10%
Calcium 57mg 142mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 0µg 8%
Fats 6.04g 1.85g 6%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.377g 0.156g 3%
Saturated fat 0.603g 0.272g 2%
Phosphorus 252mg 260mg 1%
Calories 378kcal 370kcal 0%
Net carbs 50.75g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 10.7g 0g N/A
Sodium 24mg 29mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.882mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 0%
Lysine 1.377mg 0%
Methionine 0.27mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.103mg 0%
Valine 0.865mg 0%
Histidine 0.566mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 63% 8% 3%
Protein: 20.47 g
Fats: 6.04 g
Carbs: 62.95 g
Water: 7.68 g
Other: 2.86 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 +226.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +356.5%
Contains more OtherOther +186%
Contains more ProteinProtein +267.2%
~equal in Water ~8.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.603 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.731 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 +782.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +237.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.9%

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. Chickpea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173756/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.