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Wheat gluten vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat gluten and butter cookie?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, and phosphorus, yet butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B12.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 57% more.
  • Wheat gluten has 3 times more phosphorus than butter cookie. While wheat gluten has 260mg of phosphorus, butter cookie has only 102mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in wheat gluten is lower.

We used Vital wheat gluten and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched types 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 8.6% 8.7% 9.8% 83% 67% 10% 44% 37% 22% 46%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +389.7%
Contains more IronIron +134.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +372.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +11%
~equal in Copper ~0.2mg

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% 55% 12% 6% 93% 77% 60% 29% 8.3% 45% 4.3% 57% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Butter cookie DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 6.1g 138%
Selenium 39.7µg 8.4µg 57%
Saturated fat 0.272g 11.051g 49%
Cholesterol 0mg 117mg 39%
Iron 5.2mg 2.22mg 37%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.37mg 31%
Fats 1.85g 18.8g 26%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.335mg 26%
Phosphorus 260mg 102mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.19mg 20%
Folate 0µg 76µg 19%
Carbs 13.79g 68.9g 18%
Vitamin A 0µg 165µg 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.36µg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 5.522g 13%
Calcium 142mg 29mg 11%
Sodium 29mg 282mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.488mg 10%
Manganese 0.17mg 7%
Calories 370kcal 467kcal 5%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.38mg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.58mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.036mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 16IU 2%
Copper 0.182mg 0.2mg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0.8g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.982g 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 68.1g N/A
Potassium 100mg 111mg 0%
Sugar 0g 20.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0%
Threonine 0.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.277mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0%
Lysine 0.308mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.299mg 0%
Valine 0.315mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.007g N/A

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
6% 19% 69% 5%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 18.8 g
Carbs: 68.9 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1132.1%
Contains more WaterWater +78.3%
Contains more FatsFats +916.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +399.6%
Contains more OtherOther +60%

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
63% 31% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.051 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.522 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.982 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3439.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.2%

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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. Butter cookie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174950/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.