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Wheat gluten vs. Brown sugar — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wheat gluten and brown sugar?

  • Brown sugar has less selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, zinc, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat than wheat gluten.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 70% higher.

We used Vital wheat gluten and Sugars, brown types in this comparison.

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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 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.1%
Contains more IronIron +632.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +287.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2733.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33%
~equal in Sodium ~28mg

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% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
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 B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Brown sugar DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.12g 150%
Selenium 39.7µg 1.2µg 70%
Iron 5.2mg 0.71mg 56%
Phosphorus 260mg 4mg 37%
Carbs 13.79g 98.09g 28%
Copper 0.182mg 0.047mg 15%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.03mg 7%
Calcium 142mg 83mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0g 5%
Magnesium 25mg 9mg 4%
Fats 1.85g 0g 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.041mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.132mg 3%
Manganese 0.064mg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0g 1%
Calories 370kcal 380kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.11mg 1%
Potassium 100mg 133mg 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 98.09g N/A
Sugar 0g 97.02g N/A
Sodium 29mg 28mg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Choline 2.3mg 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +62533.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +511.9%
Contains more OtherOther +122.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +611.3%

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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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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.