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

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Significant differences between wheat gluten and french fries

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium; however, french fries are richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, potassium, fiber, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 71% more than french fries.
  • French fries have 8 times less calcium than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 142mg of calcium, while french fries have 18mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Fast foods, potato, french fried in vegetable oil.

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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 25% 5.4% 51% 30% 41% 14% 54% 27% 32% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +688.9%
Contains more IronIron +542%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +108%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4311.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +479%

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 16% 0% 33% 0% 43% 9% 56% 35% 86% 0% 28% 23% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
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 A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten French fries DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 3.43g 143%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.9µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 0.81mg 55%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 5.398g 31%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.372mg 29%
Fats 1.85g 14.73g 20%
Phosphorus 260mg 125mg 19%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.004mg 19%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 5.969g 15%
Potassium 100mg 579mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.17mg 14%
Fiber 0.6g 3.8g 13%
Calcium 142mg 18mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.58mg 12%
Vitamin E 0mg 1.67mg 11%
Manganese 0.247mg 11%
Carbs 13.79g 41.44g 9%
Vitamin K 0µg 11.2µg 9%
Saturated fat 0.272g 2.336g 9%
Sodium 29mg 210mg 8%
Folate 0µg 30µg 8%
Choline 36.8mg 7%
Copper 0.182mg 0.124mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.7mg 5%
Calories 370kcal 312kcal 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.039mg 3%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.5mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 35mg 2%
Net carbs 13.19g 37.64g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.3g N/A
Trans fat 0.06g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.407g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.029g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.898g N/A

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
3% 15% 41% 39% 2%
Protein: 3.43 g
Fats: 14.73 g
Carbs: 41.44 g
Water: 38.55 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2091.3%
Contains more FatsFats +696.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200.5%
Contains more WaterWater +370.1%
Contains more OtherOther +85%

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
17% 44% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.336 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.398 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3726.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +566.4%

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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. French fries - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170698/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.