Wheat gluten vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and pollock different?

Wheat gluten is higher in iron and copper; however, pollock is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, magnesium, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pollock is 153% higher.
Wheat gluten contains 9 times more iron than pollock. While wheat gluten contains 5.2mg of iron, pollock contains only 0.56mg.
Wheat gluten has less sodium.
Pollock has a lower glycemic index (0) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) 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.

Wheat gluten

Pollock

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+97.2%
Contains more IronIron	+828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+203.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+49.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+224%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+330%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~267mg

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.

Wheat gluten

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
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	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.66µg	153%
Protein	75.16g	23.48g	103%
Iron	5.2mg	0.56mg	58%
Cholesterol	0mg	86mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.329mg	25%
Vitamin B3	0mg	3.949mg	25%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.223mg	17%
Choline		91.6mg	17%
Sodium	29mg	419mg	17%
Copper	0.182mg	0.06mg	14%
Calories	370kcal	111kcal	13%
Magnesium	25mg	81mg	13%
Potassium	100mg	430mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.432mg	9%
Selenium	39.7µg	44.1µg	8%
Calcium	142mg	72mg	7%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.3µg	7%
Vitamin D	0IU	51IU	6%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.054mg	5%
Carbs	13.79g	0g	5%
Zinc	0.85mg	0.57mg	3%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.583g	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	17µg	2%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.28mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.159g	1%
Fats	1.85g	1.18g	1%
Folate	0µg	3µg	1%
Manganese		0.018mg	1%
Phosphorus	260mg	267mg	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	0g	N/A
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	0.134g	0%
Tryptophan		0.263mg	0%
Threonine		1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.082mg	0%
Leucine		1.908mg	0%
Lysine		2.157mg	0%
Methionine		0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.917mg	0%
Valine		1.21mg	0%
Histidine		0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.027g	N/A