Wheat gluten vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat gluten and cereal

Wheat gluten has more protein and selenium; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin A, zinc, and vitamin C.
Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 524% more than wheat gluten.
Cereal has 12 times less protein than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 75.16g of protein, while cereal has 6.06g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat gluten

Cereal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1320%
Contains more CopperCopper	+32.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+237.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+530.2%

Contains more IronIron	+555%
Contains more ZincZinc	+794.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Potassium ~105mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat gluten

Cereal

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	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0mg	6.288mg	524%
Vitamin B6	0mg	5.986mg	460%
Iron	5.2mg	34.06mg	361%
Vitamin B2	0mg	3.87mg	298%
Vitamin B3	0mg	29.62mg	185%
Protein	75.16g	6.06g	138%
Vitamin A	0µg	814µg	90%
Zinc	0.85mg	7.6mg	61%
Selenium	39.7µg	6.3µg	61%
Vitamin C	0mg	38.5mg	43%
Manganese		0.79mg	34%
Sodium	29mg	795mg	33%
Phosphorus	260mg	77mg	26%
Carbs	13.79g	86.85g	24%
Calcium	142mg	10mg	13%
Copper	0.182mg	0.137mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.226mg	5%
Fiber	0.6g	1.4g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.354g	3%
Fats	1.85g	1.08g	1%
Magnesium	25mg	19mg	1%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.08mg	1%
Calories	370kcal	378kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	1.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	624kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	26g	N/A
Net carbs	13.19g	85.45g	N/A
Potassium	100mg	105mg	0%
Sugar	0g	10.35g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.26g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	0.204g	0%
Tryptophan		0.066mg	0%
Threonine		0.241mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.26mg	0%
Leucine		0.767mg	0%
Lysine		0.113mg	0%
Methionine		0.13mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.365mg	0%
Valine		0.344mg	0%
Histidine		0.162mg	0%
Fructose		0.26g	0%