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Wheat gluten vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wheat gluten and beer

  • Beer has less selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 71% more than beer.
  • The glycemic index of beer is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Vital wheat gluten and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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%
Beer
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +270.4%
Contains more IronIron +25900%
Contains more CopperCopper +3540%
Contains more ZincZinc +8400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6516.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%

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%
Beer
Beer
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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% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Beer DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.46g 149%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.6µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 0.02mg 65%
Phosphorus 260mg 14mg 35%
Copper 0.182mg 0.005mg 20%
Calories 370kcal 43kcal 16%
Calcium 142mg 4mg 14%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.01mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0g 5%
Magnesium 25mg 6mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.046mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.513mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 3.55g 3%
Fats 1.85g 0g 3%
Potassium 100mg 27mg 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Folate 0µg 6µg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.025mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0g 1%
Sodium 29mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 3.55g N/A
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.005mg 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
Beer
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16239.1%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +288.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1021.5%
Contains more OtherOther +303%

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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. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.