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Tomatillo vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tomatillos and wheat gluten?

  • Tomatillos are richer in vitamin C, vitamin B3, vitamin K, and fiber, yet wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, copper, and zinc.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 71% higher.

We used Tomatillos, raw and Vital wheat gluten types in this comparison.

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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 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
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 +168%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1928.6%
Contains more IronIron +738.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +286.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +566.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7840%

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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
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 Tomatillo Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Manganese 153mg 6652%
Protein 0.96g 75.16g 148%
Selenium 0.5µg 39.7µg 71%
Iron 0.62mg 5.2mg 57%
Phosphorus 39mg 260mg 32%
Calories 32kcal 370kcal 17%
Calcium 7mg 142mg 14%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 0mg 12%
Copper 0.079mg 0.182mg 11%
Vitamin K 10.1µg 0µg 8%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.85mg 6%
Potassium 268mg 100mg 5%
Fiber 1.9g 0.6g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.417g 0.81g 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Carbs 5.84g 13.79g 3%
Folate 7µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 25mg 1%
Fats 1.02g 1.85g 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.272g 1%
Sodium 1mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 3.94g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.155g 0.156g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 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 +1017.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7729.2%
Contains more FatsFats +81.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.1%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 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 -48.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.156g

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.