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Wheat gluten vs. Cod — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat gluten and cod?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in iron, copper, calcium, and selenium, yet cod is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and potassium.
  • Cod's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 3060% more.
  • Wheat gluten has 14 times more iron than cod. While wheat gluten has 5.2mg of iron, cod has only 0.38mg.
  • The glycemic index of cod is lower.

We used Vital wheat gluten and Fish, cod, Atlantic, raw types 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.
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%
Cod
Cod
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.8% 36% 14% 9.3% 12% 87% 7% 2% 181%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +787.5%
Contains more IronIron +1268.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +550%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +28.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313%

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%
Cod
Cod
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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 3.3% 4% 13% 14% 19% 15% 39% 9180% 57% 114% 0.25% 5.3% 36%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Cod DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0mg 153mg 3060%
Protein 75.16g 17.81g 115%
Iron 5.2mg 0.38mg 60%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.91µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.245mg 19%
Copper 0.182mg 0.028mg 17%
Calories 370kcal 82kcal 14%
Cholesterol 0mg 43mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.063mg 13%
Calcium 142mg 16mg 13%
Choline 65.2mg 12%
Selenium 39.7µg 33.1µg 12%
Potassium 100mg 413mg 9%
Phosphorus 260mg 203mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.076mg 6%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.9µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.065mg 5%
Carbs 13.79g 0g 5%
Vitamin D 0IU 36IU 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.231g 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.64mg 4%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.45mg 4%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Magnesium 25mg 32mg 2%
Fats 1.85g 0.67g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.131g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1mg 1%
Manganese 0.015mg 1%
Sodium 29mg 54mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.094g 0%
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 0.781mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.821mg 0%
Leucine 1.447mg 0%
Lysine 1.635mg 0%
Methionine 0.527mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.695mg 0%
Valine 0.917mg 0%
Histidine 0.524mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.064g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.12g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g N/A

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
Cod
Cod
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18% 81%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 0.67 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 81.22 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +322%
Contains more FatsFats +176.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +890.5%

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
Cod
Cod
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29% 21% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.131 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.094 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.231 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +250.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -51.8%

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. Cod - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171955/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.