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Wheat gluten vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat gluten and cucumber?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and zinc, yet cucumber is higher in vitamin K and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 72% more.
  • Wheat gluten has 19 times more iron than cucumber. While wheat gluten has 5.2mg of iron, cucumber has only 0.28mg.
  • The glycemic index of cucumber is lower.

We used Vital wheat gluten and Cucumber, with peel, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +787.5%
Contains more IronIron +1757.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +343.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +983.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47%
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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
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 Cucumber DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.65g 149%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.3µg 72%
Iron 5.2mg 0.28mg 62%
Phosphorus 260mg 24mg 34%
Calories 370kcal 15kcal 18%
Copper 0.182mg 0.041mg 16%
Vitamin K 0µg 16.4µg 14%
Calcium 142mg 16mg 13%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.2mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.032g 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.259mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.8mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 3.63g 3%
Magnesium 25mg 13mg 3%
Manganese 0.079mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.033mg 3%
Fats 1.85g 0.11g 3%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.027mg 2%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Potassium 100mg 147mg 1%
Sodium 29mg 2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.098mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.037g 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.67g N/A
Fiber 0.6g 0.5g 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.03mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11463.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1581.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +279.9%
Contains more OtherOther +163.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1061.3%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3020%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2431.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.4%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.