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Wheat gluten vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wheat gluten and baking powder

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, copper, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat, while baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 573% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in wheat gluten is lower.
  • Wheat gluten has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of baking powder is 92.

The food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1720%
Contains more ZincZinc +8400%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19750%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4038%
Contains more IronIron +111.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +742.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 142mg 5876mg 573%
Sodium 29mg 10600mg 460%
Phosphorus 260mg 2191mg 276%
Protein 75.16g 0g 150%
Iron 5.2mg 11.02mg 73%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.2µg 72%
Copper 0.182mg 0.01mg 19%
Calories 370kcal 53kcal 16%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.01mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0g 5%
Carbs 13.79g 27.7g 5%
Fats 1.85g 0g 3%
Potassium 100mg 20mg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0.2g 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0g 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 27.5g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 27mg 0%
Manganese 0.011mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0g 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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +64%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +100.9%
Contains more OtherOther +6630%

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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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.