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Focaccia vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between focaccia and wheat gluten

  • Focaccia has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5; however, wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 43% more than focaccia.
  • Wheat gluten has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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 PotassiumPotassium +14%
Contains more ZincZinc +56.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +305.7%
Contains more IronIron +64.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +149.7%

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% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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 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 C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 8.77g 75.16g 133%
Selenium 15.9µg 39.7µg 43%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0mg 39%
Folate 138µg 0µg 35%
Iron 3.16mg 5.2mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 561mg 29mg 23%
Phosphorus 128mg 260mg 19%
Manganese 0.364mg 16%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.156g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0mg 13%
Calcium 35mg 142mg 11%
Copper 0.091mg 0.182mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0mg 9%
Fats 7.89g 1.85g 9%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0mg 9%
Carbs 35.82g 13.79g 7%
Calories 249kcal 370kcal 6%
Fiber 1.8g 0.6g 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.85mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.272g 3%
Magnesium 20mg 25mg 1%
Choline 2.9mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.81g 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 13.19g N/A
Potassium 114mg 100mg 0%
Sugar 1.75g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 +326.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.8%
Contains more WaterWater +459.9%
Contains more OtherOther +61%
Contains more ProteinProtein +757%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 +3534.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +22.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.