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Wheat gluten vs. Halva — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and halva different?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in selenium; however, halva is richer in copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for halva is 113% higher.
  • Wheat gluten contains 3 times more selenium than halva. While wheat gluten contains 39.7µg of selenium, halva contains only 11.5µg.
  • Wheat gluten has less saturated fat.

Vital wheat gluten and Candies, halavah, plain are the varieties used 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%
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330.3%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +245.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +772%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87%
Contains more CopperCopper +560.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +408.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +133.5%

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%
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 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 Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Halva DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 12.49g 125%
Copper 0.182mg 1.202mg 113%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 8.481g 51%
Selenium 39.7µg 11.5µg 51%
Phosphorus 260mg 607mg 50%
Magnesium 25mg 218mg 46%
Manganese 0.873mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.424mg 35%
Zinc 0.85mg 4.32mg 32%
Fats 1.85g 21.52g 30%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.348mg 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 8.194g 20%
Saturated fat 0.272g 4.127g 18%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.856mg 18%
Folate 0µg 65µg 16%
Carbs 13.79g 60.49g 16%
Fiber 0.6g 4.5g 16%
Calcium 142mg 33mg 11%
Iron 5.2mg 4.53mg 8%
Sodium 29mg 195mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.088mg 7%
Calories 370kcal 469kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.174mg 3%
Potassium 100mg 187mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 13.19g 55.99g 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +501.8%
Contains more WaterWater +123.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1063.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +338.7%
Contains more OtherOther +83%

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
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5152.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +947%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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