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Veggie burger vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are veggie burgers and wheat gluten different?

  • Veggie burgers are higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, wheat gluten is richer in iron and selenium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for veggie burgers is 221% higher.
  • Wheat gluten has less sodium.

Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared 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 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
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 +124%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +233%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more IronIron +115.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.7%
~equal in Calcium ~142mg
~equal in Copper ~0.182mg

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veggie burger Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 2.651mg 0mg 221%
Protein 15.7g 75.16g 119%
Vitamin B12 2.01µg 0µg 84%
Manganese 0.951mg 41%
Iron 2.41mg 5.2mg 35%
Folate 124µg 0µg 31%
Selenium 22.6µg 39.7µg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.303mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.753mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 569mg 29mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0mg 19%
Fiber 4.9g 0.6g 17%
Calories 177kcal 370kcal 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.023g 0.81g 8%
Phosphorus 206mg 260mg 8%
Fats 6.3g 1.85g 7%
Potassium 333mg 100mg 7%
Magnesium 56mg 25mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.289mg 0mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.44g 0.272g 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.778g 0.156g 4%
Choline 19.4mg 4%
Zinc 1.26mg 0.85mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 0µg 4%
Copper 0.2mg 0.182mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 0mg 2%
Starch 5.78g 2%
Calcium 136mg 142mg 1%
Net carbs 9.37g 13.19g N/A
Carbs 14.27g 13.79g 0%
Sugar 1.07g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 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 FatsFats +240.5%
Contains more WaterWater +646.5%
Contains more OtherOther +152%
Contains more ProteinProtein +378.7%
~equal in Carbs ~13.79g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1039.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%

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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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.