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Soy milk vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between soy milk and wheat gluten

  • Soy milk has more vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, zinc, and copper.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 63% more.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of soy milk is 37.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Soymilk, original, and vanilla, unfortified 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 18% 7.5% 10% 24% 43% 3.3% 22% 6.7% 29% 26%
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 +18%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +468%
Contains more IronIron +712.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +608.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +727.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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% 2.2% 0% 15% 16% 9.6% 22% 18% 0% 7.5% 14% 13%
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 Soy milk Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 3.27g 75.16g 144%
Selenium 4.8µg 39.7µg 63%
Iron 0.64mg 5.2mg 57%
Phosphorus 52mg 260mg 30%
Calories 54kcal 370kcal 16%
Calcium 25mg 142mg 12%
Manganese 0.223mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.373mg 0mg 7%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.85mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0mg 6%
Copper 0.128mg 0.182mg 6%
Folate 18µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.069mg 0mg 5%
Choline 23.6mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 6.28g 13.79g 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 51mg 29mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.961g 0.81g 1%
Potassium 118mg 100mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.401g 0.156g 1%
Fats 1.75g 1.85g 0%
Net carbs 5.68g 13.19g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 25mg 0%
Sugar 3.99g 0g N/A
Fiber 0.6g 0.6g 0%
Saturated fat 0.205g 0.272g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.108mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0%
Leucine 0.186mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.113mg 0%
Valine 0.117mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 6% 88%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 6.28 g
Water: 88.05 g
Other: 0.65 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 +973.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2198.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +119.6%
Contains more OtherOther +53.8%
~equal in Fats ~1.85g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 26% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.205 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.401 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.961 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 -24.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +157.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.6%

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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. Soy milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172446/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.