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Vegetable vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between vegetable and wheat gluten?

  • Vegetable is richer in vitamin A, vitamin K, fiber, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, yet wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, and copper.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% higher.

We used Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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 +69%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +468%
Contains more IronIron +534.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +119.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +409.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13133.3%

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.
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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 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 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 Vegetable Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 2.86g 75.16g 145%
Selenium 0.3µg 39.7µg 72%
Iron 0.82mg 5.2mg 55%
Phosphorus 51mg 260mg 30%
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 0µg 20%
Manganese 0.379mg 16%
Calories 65kcal 370kcal 15%
Fiber 4.4g 0.6g 15%
Calcium 25mg 142mg 12%
Copper 0.083mg 0.182mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.81g 5%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Fats 0.15g 1.85g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.85mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 169mg 100mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 25mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.272g 1%
Net carbs 8.69g 13.19g N/A
Carbs 13.09g 13.79g 0%
Sugar 3.12g 0g N/A
Sodium 35mg 29mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.156g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 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 +915%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2528%
Contains more FatsFats +1133.3%
Contains more OtherOther +49.3%
~equal in Carbs ~13.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 -88.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1460%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1025%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.