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Noodles vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between noodles and wheat gluten

  • Noodles has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, wheat gluten is richer in iron, selenium, phosphorus, calcium, and copper.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for iron is 47% more.
  • Wheat gluten contains less cholesterol.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of noodles is 50.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
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 less SodiumSodium -82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1083.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163.2%
Contains more IronIron +253.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +242.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.1%

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.
Noodles
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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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Noodles Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 4.54g 75.16g 141%
Iron 1.47mg 5.2mg 47%
Selenium 23.9µg 39.7µg 29%
Phosphorus 76mg 260mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.289mg 0mg 24%
Folate 84µg 0µg 21%
Manganese 0.315mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.077mg 0mg 13%
Calcium 12mg 142mg 13%
Calories 138kcal 370kcal 12%
Cholesterol 29mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.136mg 0mg 10%
Copper 0.098mg 0.182mg 9%
Choline 25.7mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 25.16g 13.79g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.552g 0.81g 2%
Potassium 38mg 100mg 2%
Fiber 1.2g 0.6g 2%
Zinc 0.65mg 0.85mg 2%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Magnesium 21mg 25mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.581g 0.156g 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.419g 0.272g 1%
Sodium 5mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 0mg 1%
Fats 2.07g 1.85g 0%
Net carbs 23.96g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 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 +11.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.5%
Contains more WaterWater +726%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1555.5%
Contains more OtherOther +100%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 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 +272.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.7%

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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. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.