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Wheat gluten vs. French beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between wheat gluten and french beans

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, and copper; however, french beans is higher in fiber, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and potassium.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 70% more than french beans.
  • French beans contains 5 times less iron than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten contains 5.2mg of iron, while french beans contains 1.08mg.
  • The glycemic index of wheat gluten is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Vital wheat gluten and Beans, french, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt.

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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 40% 19% 33% 41% 38% 17% 44% 0.78% 50% 6.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125.4%
Contains more IronIron +381.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +32.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3208.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +124%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +270%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%

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 4% 0% 0% 0% 33% 14% 10% 13% 24% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten French beans DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 7.05g 136%
Selenium 39.7µg 1.2µg 70%
Iron 5.2mg 1.08mg 52%
Fiber 0.6g 9.4g 35%
Phosphorus 260mg 102mg 23%
Folate 0µg 75µg 19%
Manganese 0.382mg 17%
Calories 370kcal 129kcal 12%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.13mg 11%
Potassium 100mg 370mg 8%
Calcium 142mg 63mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.105mg 8%
Copper 0.182mg 0.115mg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 56mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.062mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.222mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.546mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 24.02g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.453g 2%
Fats 1.85g 0.76g 2%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.64mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.2mg 1%
Sodium 29mg 6mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.083g 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 14.62g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.052g 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.297mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.484mg 0%
Methionine 0.106mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.381mg 0%
Valine 0.369mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 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
7% 24% 67%
Protein: 7.05 g
Fats: 0.76 g
Carbs: 24.02 g
Water: 66.57 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +966.1%
Contains more FatsFats +143.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +74.2%
Contains more WaterWater +711.8%
Contains more OtherOther +60%

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
14% 9% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.083 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.453 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +78.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.5%

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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. French beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173739/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.