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Wheat gluten vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat gluten and cereal

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
  • Cereal covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 524% more than wheat gluten.
  • Cereal has 6 times less selenium than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 39.7µg of selenium, while cereal has 6.3µg.
  • Wheat gluten contains less sodium.

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

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%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
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%
~equal in Potassium ~105mg

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%
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Cereal 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%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.226mg 5%
Copper 0.182mg 0.137mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.354g 3%
Fiber 0.6g 1.4g 3%
Magnesium 25mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.08mg 1%
Fats 1.85g 1.08g 1%
Calories 370kcal 378kcal 0%
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%

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
Cereal
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6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1140.3%
Contains more FatsFats +71.3%
Contains more WaterWater +116.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +529.8%
Contains more OtherOther +123%

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
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +128.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.26g

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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

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.