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Wheat gluten vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and arrowroot different?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, and copper; however, arrowroot is richer in folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for arrowroot is 85% higher.
  • Wheat gluten contains 57 times more selenium than arrowroot. While wheat gluten contains 39.7µg of selenium, arrowroot contains only 0.7µg.

Vital wheat gluten and Arrowroot, raw 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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2266.7%
Contains more IronIron +134.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +165.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5571.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +354%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Arrowroot DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 4.24g 142%
Folate 0µg 338µg 85%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.7µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 2.22mg 37%
Phosphorus 260mg 98mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.266mg 20%
Calories 370kcal 65kcal 15%
Calcium 142mg 6mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.143mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.693mg 11%
Potassium 100mg 454mg 10%
Manganese 0.174mg 8%
Copper 0.182mg 0.121mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.292mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.059mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.092g 5%
Fiber 0.6g 1.3g 3%
Fats 1.85g 0.2g 3%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.63mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.9mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.039g 1%
Carbs 13.79g 13.39g 0%
Net carbs 13.19g 12.09g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 25mg 0%
Sodium 29mg 26mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.004g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1672.6%
Contains more FatsFats +825%
Contains more WaterWater +884.8%
Contains more OtherOther +42%
~equal in Carbs ~13.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3800%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +780.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.7%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.