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Wheat gluten vs. Bell pepper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wheat gluten and bell peppers

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, copper, and zinc; however, bell peppers are higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin K.
  • Bell peppers cover your daily vitamin C needs 89% more than wheat gluten.
  • The glycemic index of wheat gluten is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Vital wheat gluten and Peppers, sweet, green, raw.

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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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1320%
Contains more IronIron +1429.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +553.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Bell pepper DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.86g 149%
Vitamin C 0mg 80.4mg 89%
Selenium 39.7µg 0µg 72%
Iron 5.2mg 0.34mg 61%
Phosphorus 260mg 20mg 34%
Calories 370kcal 20kcal 18%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.224mg 17%
Calcium 142mg 10mg 13%
Copper 0.182mg 0.066mg 13%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin K 0µg 7.4µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.062g 5%
Manganese 0.122mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.057mg 5%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Fiber 0.6g 1.7g 4%
Folate 0µg 10µg 3%
Fats 1.85g 0.17g 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.48mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 4.64g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 18µg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.37mg 2%
Potassium 100mg 175mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.028mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.099mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.058g 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Sodium 29mg 3mg 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 2.94g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.4g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.008g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8639.5%
Contains more FatsFats +988.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.2%
Contains more OtherOther +127.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1045%

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
45% 6% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.058 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.062 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1850%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1206.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/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.