Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Wheat gluten vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between wheat gluten and ice cream?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and copper, yet ice cream is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, and vitamin A.
  • Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for selenium is 69% more.
  • Wheat gluten has 58 times more iron than ice cream. While wheat gluten has 5.2mg of iron, ice cream has only 0.09mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in wheat gluten is lower.

We used Vital wheat gluten and Ice creams, vanilla types in this article.

Infographic

Wheat gluten vs Ice cream infographic
Infographic link

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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +78.6%
Contains more IronIron +5677.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +691.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99%
~equal in Calcium ~128mg

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Ice cream DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 3.5g 143%
Selenium 39.7µg 1.8µg 69%
Iron 5.2mg 0.09mg 64%
Saturated fat 0.272g 6.79g 30%
Phosphorus 260mg 105mg 22%
Copper 0.182mg 0.023mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.24mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.39µg 16%
Cholesterol 0mg 44mg 15%
Fats 1.85g 11g 14%
Vitamin A 0µg 118µg 13%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.581mg 12%
Calories 370kcal 207kcal 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 2.969g 7%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.048mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 14mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 23.6g 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.041mg 3%
Potassium 100mg 199mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.452g 2%
Sodium 29mg 80mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 142mg 128mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.116mg 1%
Folate 0µg 5µg 1%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.69mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 0g 21.22g N/A
Fiber 0.6g 0.7g 0%
Manganese 0.008mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g 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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2047.4%
Contains more FatsFats +494.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +71.1%
Contains more WaterWater +643.9%
~equal in Other ~0.9g

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1803.2%

People also compare

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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.