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Wheat gluten vs. Butterscotch — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between wheat gluten and butterscotch

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, zinc, and magnesium than butterscotch.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 71% more.
  • Wheat gluten contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Candies, butterscotch.

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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 0% 1.2% 0.26% 0.38% 0.33% 2.5% 0.43% 51% 0.13% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3233.3%
Contains more IronIron +51900%
Contains more CopperCopper +18100%
Contains more ZincZinc +844.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25900%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6516.7%

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 0% 9.3% 1.8% 0% 3% 3.7% 0.04% 0.24% 0% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.44%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Butterscotch DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.03g 150%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.6µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 0.01mg 65%
Phosphorus 260mg 1mg 37%
Carbs 13.79g 90.4g 26%
Copper 0.182mg 0.001mg 20%
Sodium 29mg 391mg 16%
Calcium 142mg 4mg 14%
Saturated fat 0.272g 2.065g 8%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.09mg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 0mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.122g 5%
Potassium 100mg 3mg 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.845g 2%
Fats 1.85g 3.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.016mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Calories 370kcal 391kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 90.4g N/A
Sugar 0g 80.46g N/A
Manganese 0.001mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.002mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.004mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 0.8mg 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% 90% 5%
Protein: 0.03 g
Fats: 3.3 g
Carbs: 90.4 g
Water: 5.25 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +250433.3%
Contains more WaterWater +56.2%
Contains more FatsFats +78.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +555.5%
~equal in Other ~1.02g

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
68% 28% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.845 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.122 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +563.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +441.7%

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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. Butterscotch - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167972/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.