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Spinach raw vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are spinach raw and wheat gluten different?

  • Spinach raw is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and vitamin E; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for spinach raw is 402% higher.
  • Spinach raw has a lower glycemic index (32) than wheat gluten (64).

Spinach, 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 56% 30% 49% 102% 43% 14% 21% 10% 117% 5.5%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +216%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +458%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.4%
Contains more IronIron +91.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +40%
Contains more ZincZinc +60.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +430.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3870%

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 94% 156% 41% 0% 20% 44% 14% 3.9% 45% 0% 1207% 146% 11%
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 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 D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spinach raw Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Vitamin K 482.9µg 0µg 402%
Protein 2.86g 75.16g 145%
Selenium 1µg 39.7µg 70%
Vitamin A 469µg 0µg 52%
Folate 194µg 0µg 49%
Manganese 0.897mg 39%
Vitamin C 28.1mg 0mg 31%
Iron 2.71mg 5.2mg 31%
Phosphorus 49mg 260mg 30%
Calories 23kcal 370kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0.195mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.189mg 0mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.03mg 0mg 14%
Magnesium 79mg 25mg 13%
Potassium 558mg 100mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0mg 7%
Copper 0.13mg 0.182mg 6%
Fiber 2.2g 0.6g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.724mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.165g 0.81g 4%
Calcium 99mg 142mg 4%
Choline 19.3mg 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.85mg 3%
Carbs 3.63g 13.79g 3%
Sodium 79mg 29mg 2%
Fats 0.39g 1.85g 2%
Saturated fat 0.063g 0.272g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.065mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 0.42g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.156g 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.223mg 0%
Lysine 0.174mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.129mg 0%
Valine 0.161mg 0%
Histidine 0.064mg 0%
Fructose 0.15g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 91.4 g
Other: 1.72 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 +1014.6%
Contains more OtherOther +72%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2528%
Contains more FatsFats +374.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +279.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.063 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.165 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 -76.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1460%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +390.9%

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. Spinach raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168462/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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