Wheat gluten vs. Crab meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and crab meat different?

Wheat gluten is higher in iron; however, crab meat is richer in vitamin B12, copper, zinc, vitamin B6, folate, magnesium, and vitamin C.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab meat is 479% higher.
Wheat gluten contains 7 times more iron than crab meat. While wheat gluten contains 5.2mg of iron, crab meat contains only 0.76mg.
Wheat gluten has less sodium.
Crab meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, cooked, moist heat 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

Crab meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+140.7%
Contains more IronIron	+584.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+152%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+162%
Contains more CopperCopper	+549.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+796.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~280mg

~equal in Selenium ~40µg

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

Crab meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
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 FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	11.5µg	479%
Protein	75.16g	19.35g	112%
Copper	0.182mg	1.182mg	111%
Zinc	0.85mg	7.62mg	62%
Iron	5.2mg	0.76mg	56%
Sodium	29mg	1072mg	45%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.18mg	14%
Calories	370kcal	97kcal	14%
Folate	0µg	51µg	13%
Magnesium	25mg	63mg	9%
Calcium	142mg	59mg	8%
Vitamin C	0mg	7.6mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.4mg	8%
Vitamin B3	0mg	1.34mg	8%
Carbs	13.79g	0g	5%
Potassium	100mg	262mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.053mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.055mg	4%
Phosphorus	260mg	280mg	3%
Manganese		0.04mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.536g	2%
Selenium	39.7µg	40µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	9µg	1%
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.133g	1%
Fats	1.85g	1.54g	0%
Net carbs	13.19g	0g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	0.185g	0%
Tryptophan		0.269mg	0%
Threonine		0.783mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.938mg	0%
Leucine		1.536mg	0%
Lysine		1.684mg	0%
Methionine		0.545mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.817mg	0%
Valine		0.91mg	0%
Histidine		0.393mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.295g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.118g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.031g	N/A