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Wheat gluten vs. Cranberries — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat gluten and cranberries

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and zinc; however, cranberries are richer in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin E, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 72% more than cranberries.
  • Cranberries have 24 times less phosphorus than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 260mg of phosphorus, while cranberries have 11mg.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of cranberries is 45.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Cranberries, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 2.4% 7.1% 8.6% 19% 2.5% 4.7% 0.26% 35% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1675%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains more IronIron +2160.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +225%
Contains more ZincZinc +844.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%

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%
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 47% 1% 26% 0% 3% 4.6% 1.9% 18% 13% 0% 13% 0.75% 3%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Cranberries DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.46g 149%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.1µg 72%
Iron 5.2mg 0.23mg 62%
Phosphorus 260mg 11mg 36%
Calories 370kcal 46kcal 16%
Vitamin C 0mg 14mg 16%
Copper 0.182mg 0.056mg 14%
Calcium 142mg 8mg 13%
Fiber 0.6g 3.6g 12%
Manganese 0.267mg 12%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.32mg 9%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.295mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 6mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.055g 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.057mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 5µg 4%
Fats 1.85g 0.13g 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.008g 1%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.012mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.101mg 1%
Potassium 100mg 80mg 1%
Carbs 13.79g 11.97g 1%
Fructose 0.67g 1%
Sodium 29mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 8.37g N/A
Sugar 0g 4.27g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Folate 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.018g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0%
Leucine 0.053mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.045mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 11.97 g
Water: 87.32 g
Other: 0.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16239.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1323.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.2%
Contains more OtherOther +733.3%
Contains more WaterWater +964.9%

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
10% 22% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.018 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.055 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +766.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1372.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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
  2. Cranberries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171722/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.