Wheat gluten vs. Fruit salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between wheat gluten and fruit salad
- Wheat gluten has more iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat; however, fruit salad is higher in vitamin A.
- Wheat gluten covers your daily iron needs 62% more than fruit salad.
- Fruit salad contains 74 times less polyunsaturated fat than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten contains 0.81g of polyunsaturated fat, while fruit salad contains 0.011g.
Food varieties used in this article are Vital wheat gluten and Fruit salad, (peach and pear and apricot and pineapple and cherry), canned, juice pack, solids, and liquids.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +212.5% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1190.9% |
Contains more IronIron | +1980% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +264% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +507.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1757.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +16% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -82.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
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 | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Protein | 75.16g | 0.51g | 149% |
Selenium | 39.7µg | 72% | |
Iron | 5.2mg | 0.25mg | 62% |
Phosphorus | 260mg | 14mg | 35% |
Calories | 370kcal | 50kcal | 16% |
Copper | 0.182mg | 0.05mg | 15% |
Calcium | 142mg | 11mg | 13% |
Manganese | 0.151mg | 7% | |
Zinc | 0.85mg | 0.14mg | 6% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.81g | 0.011g | 5% |
Magnesium | 25mg | 8mg | 4% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 3.3mg | 4% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 30µg | 3% |
Fats | 1.85g | 0.03g | 3% |
Fiber | 0.6g | 1g | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 0.356mg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.027mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 0.272g | 0.004g | 1% |
Folate | 0µg | 3µg | 1% |
Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.053mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.011mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0mg | 0.014mg | 1% |
Sodium | 29mg | 5mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 13.19g | 12.05g | N/A |
Carbs | 13.79g | 13.05g | 0% |
Potassium | 100mg | 116mg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.156g | 0.005g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
75.16 g
Fats:
1.85 g
Carbs:
13.79 g
Water:
8.2 g
Other:
1 g
Protein:
0.51 g
Fats:
0.03 g
Carbs:
13.05 g
Water:
86.15 g
Other:
0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +14637.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +6066.7% |
Contains more OtherOther | +284.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +950.6% |
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Carbs
~13.05g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.81 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.004 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3020% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +7263.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.5% |