Wheat gluten vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat gluten and horse meat

Wheat gluten has more selenium and calcium, while horse meat has more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, and potassium.
Horse meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 132% more than wheat gluten.
Wheat gluten contains 18 times more calcium than horse meat. While wheat gluten contains 142mg of calcium, horse meat contains only 8mg.
Horse meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of horse meat is 0, while the glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Vital wheat gluten and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Wheat gluten

Horse meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1675%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+194.1%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+279%
Contains more ZincZinc	+349.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

~equal in Iron ~5.03mg

~equal in Copper ~0.171mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~247mg

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.

Wheat gluten

Horse meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	3.16µg	132%
Protein	75.16g	28.14g	94%
Selenium	39.7µg	13.5µg	48%
Vitamin B3	0mg	4.84mg	30%
Zinc	0.85mg	3.82mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.33mg	25%
Cholesterol	0mg	68mg	23%
Calcium	142mg	8mg	13%
Calories	370kcal	175kcal	10%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.12mg	9%
Potassium	100mg	379mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.1mg	8%
Saturated fat	0.272g	1.9g	7%
Fats	1.85g	6.05g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	2.12g	5%
Carbs	13.79g	0g	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Iron	5.2mg	5.03mg	2%
Phosphorus	260mg	247mg	2%
Copper	0.182mg	0.171mg	1%
Manganese		0.022mg	1%
Sodium	29mg	55mg	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	25mg	25mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.85g	0%
Tryptophan		0.349mg	0%
Threonine		1.262mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.334mg	0%
Leucine		2.232mg	0%
Lysine		2.398mg	0%
Methionine		0.623mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.157mg	0%
Valine		1.458mg	0%
Histidine		1.081mg	0%