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Wheat gluten vs. Buttermilk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat gluten and buttermilk

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, and copper; however, buttermilk is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 69% more than buttermilk.
  • Buttermilk has 104 times less iron than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 5.2mg of iron, while buttermilk has 0.05mg.
  • Wheat gluten contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat.

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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 7.9% 35% 13% 1.9% 3.7% 11% 38% 25% 0.26% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.4%
Contains more IronIron +10300%
Contains more CopperCopper +1554.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +102.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +192.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1885%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51%

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 3.3% 4.7% 1% 0% 8.5% 36% 1.1% 17% 7.8% 28% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
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 B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Buttermilk DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 3.31g 144%
Selenium 39.7µg 2µg 69%
Iron 5.2mg 0.05mg 64%
Phosphorus 260mg 89mg 24%
Copper 0.182mg 0.011mg 19%
Calories 370kcal 40kcal 17%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.154mg 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.22µg 9%
Sodium 29mg 190mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.275mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.033g 5%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.42mg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.034mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 11mg 3%
Calcium 142mg 116mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 4.79g 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.034mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 14µg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Potassium 100mg 151mg 2%
Fats 1.85g 0.88g 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.548g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 4mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 1IU 0%
Sugar 0g 4.79g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Manganese 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.058mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.254g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.141mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.171mg 0%
Leucine 0.313mg 0%
Lysine 0.277mg 0%
Methionine 0.087mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.171mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.1mg 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.31 g
Fats: 0.88 g
Carbs: 4.79 g
Water: 90.13 g
Other: 0.89 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2170.7%
Contains more FatsFats +110.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +187.9%
Contains more OtherOther +12.4%
Contains more WaterWater +999.1%

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
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.548 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.254 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2354.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.8%

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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. Buttermilk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170874/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.