Wheat gluten vs. Cream cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and cream cheese different?

Wheat gluten is higher in iron, selenium, phosphorus, and copper; however, cream cheese is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for cream cheese is 100% higher.
Wheat gluten contains 47 times more iron than cream cheese. While wheat gluten contains 5.2mg of iron, cream cheese contains only 0.11mg.
Wheat gluten has less sodium.
Cream cheese has a lower glycemic index (0) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Cheese, cream are the varieties used 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.

Wheat gluten

Cream cheese

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+177.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.4%
Contains more IronIron	+4627.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+911.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+143%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+361.6%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+32%

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.

Wheat gluten

Cream cheese

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 C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	75.16g	6.15g	138%
Saturated fat	0.272g	20.213g	91%
Iron	5.2mg	0.11mg	64%
Selenium	39.7µg	8.6µg	57%
Fats	1.85g	34.44g	50%
Vitamin A	0µg	308µg	34%
Cholesterol	0mg	101mg	34%
Phosphorus	260mg	107mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	8.907g	22%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.23mg	18%
Copper	0.182mg	0.018mg	18%
Sodium	29mg	314mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.517mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.22µg	9%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.86mg	6%
Calcium	142mg	97mg	5%
Choline		27.2mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.056mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	1.483g	4%
Magnesium	25mg	9mg	4%
Carbs	13.79g	5.52g	3%
Zinc	0.85mg	0.5mg	3%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.023mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.1µg	2%
Calories	370kcal	350kcal	1%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.091mg	1%
Potassium	100mg	132mg	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	5.52g	N/A
Sugar	0g	3.76g	N/A
Starch		0.35g	0%
Manganese		0.011mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.069mg	0%
Threonine		0.233mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.324mg	0%
Leucine		0.657mg	0%
Lysine		0.567mg	0%
Methionine		0.191mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.291mg	0%
Valine		0.395mg	0%
Histidine		0.175mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.036g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.807g	N/A