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Pickled cucumber vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pickled cucumber and wheat gluten

  • Pickled cucumber has more vitamin K, while wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, copper, and zinc.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily need for selenium, 72% more than pickled cucumber.
  • The amount of sodium in wheat gluten is lower.
  • Pickled cucumber has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of pickled cucumber is 32, while the glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pickles, cucumber, sour 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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 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 ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +525%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +334.8%
Contains more IronIron +1200%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +4150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1757.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
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 B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pickled cucumber Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 0.33g 75.16g 150%
Selenium 0µg 39.7µg 72%
Iron 0.4mg 5.2mg 60%
Sodium 1208mg 29mg 51%
Vitamin K 47µg 0µg 39%
Phosphorus 14mg 260mg 35%
Calories 11kcal 370kcal 18%
Calcium 0mg 142mg 14%
Copper 0.085mg 0.182mg 11%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.85mg 8%
Magnesium 4mg 25mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.81g 5%
Carbs 2.26g 13.79g 4%
Fats 0.2g 1.85g 3%
Fiber 1.2g 0.6g 2%
Potassium 23mg 100mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.272g 1%
Choline 3.6mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 1.06g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 1.06g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Folate 1µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.156g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 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 WaterWater +1047.3%
Contains more OtherOther +213%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22675.8%
Contains more FatsFats +825%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +510.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +900%

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.

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