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Shallot vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are shallot and wheat gluten different?

  • Shallot is higher in vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin C, folate, and potassium; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat gluten is 70% higher.
  • Shallot has a lower glycemic index (30) than wheat gluten (64).

Shallots, raw and Vital wheat gluten are the varieties 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 15% 11% 29% 45% 29% 11% 26% 1.6% 38% 6.5%
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 +234%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.8%
Contains more IronIron +333.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +106.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +333.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3208.3%

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.
Shallot
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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 27% 0% 0.8% 0% 15% 4.6% 3.8% 17% 80% 0% 2% 26% 6.2%
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 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 A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shallot Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 2.5g 75.16g 145%
Selenium 1.2µg 39.7µg 70%
Iron 1.2mg 5.2mg 50%
Phosphorus 60mg 260mg 29%
Vitamin B6 0.345mg 0mg 27%
Calories 72kcal 370kcal 15%
Manganese 0.292mg 13%
Calcium 37mg 142mg 11%
Fiber 3.2g 0.6g 10%
Copper 0.088mg 0.182mg 10%
Vitamin C 8mg 0mg 9%
Folate 34µg 0µg 9%
Potassium 334mg 100mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.29mg 0mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.039g 0.81g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.85mg 4%
Fats 0.1g 1.85g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Choline 11.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.272g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 25mg 1%
Carbs 16.8g 13.79g 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 12mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 13.6g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 7.87g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.014g 0.156g 0%
Tryptophan 0.028mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.106mg 0%
Leucine 0.149mg 0%
Lysine 0.125mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.11mg 0%
Histidine 0.043mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 17% 80%
Protein: 2.5 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 16.8 g
Water: 79.8 g
Other: 0.8 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 CarbsCarbs +21.8%
Contains more WaterWater +873.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2906.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1750%
Contains more OtherOther +25%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 20% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 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 -93.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1014.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1976.9%

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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. Shallot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170499/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.