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

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Significant differences between wheat gluten and crab stick

Wheat gluten has more iron, selenium, copper, and calcium; however, crab stick is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Wheat gluten covers your daily iron needs 60% more than crab stick.
Crab stick has 11 times less calcium than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 142mg of calcium, while crab stick has 13mg.
Wheat gluten contains less sodium.
Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of crab stick is 50.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Crustaceans, crab, alaska king, imitation, made from surimi.

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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 stick

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+992.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+468.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+157.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+78%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+72%

~equal in Potassium ~90mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~282mg

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 stick

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	75.16g	7.62g	135%
Iron	5.2mg	0.39mg	60%
Selenium	39.7µg	22.3µg	32%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.57µg	24%
Sodium	29mg	529mg	22%
Copper	0.182mg	0.032mg	17%
Calories	370kcal	95kcal	14%
Calcium	142mg	13mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.13mg	10%
Cholesterol	0mg	20mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.08mg	6%
Zinc	0.85mg	0.33mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.143g	4%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.62mg	4%
Magnesium	25mg	43mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.03mg	3%
Phosphorus	260mg	282mg	3%
Choline		13mg	2%
Fats	1.85g	0.46g	2%
Vitamin E	0mg	0.17mg	1%
Fructose		0.62g	1%
Starch		3.5g	1%
Carbs	13.79g	15g	0%
Net carbs	13.19g	14.5g	N/A
Potassium	100mg	90mg	0%
Sugar	0g	6.25g	N/A
Fiber	0.6g	0.5g	0%
Manganese		0.011mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat		0.008g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.272g	0.216g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	0.275g	0%
Tryptophan		0.075mg	0%
Threonine		0.285mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.23mg	0%
Leucine		0.607mg	0%
Lysine		0.707mg	0%
Methionine		0.261mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.26mg	0%
Valine		0.286mg	0%
Histidine		0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.028g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.089g	N/A