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Wheat gluten vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between wheat gluten and jícama raw

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and zinc; however, jícama raw is higher in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 71% more than jícama raw.
  • Jícama raw contains 14 times less phosphorus than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten contains 260mg of phosphorus, while jícama raw contains 18mg.
  • The glycemic index of wheat gluten is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Vital wheat gluten and Yambean (jicama), raw.

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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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1083.3%
Contains more IronIron +766.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +279.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +431.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5571.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%

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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Jícama raw DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.72g 149%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.7µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 0.6mg 58%
Phosphorus 260mg 18mg 35%
Vitamin C 0mg 20.2mg 22%
Fiber 0.6g 4.9g 17%
Calories 370kcal 38kcal 17%
Copper 0.182mg 0.048mg 15%
Calcium 142mg 12mg 13%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.16mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.043g 5%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.46mg 3%
Folate 0µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.042mg 3%
Fats 1.85g 0.09g 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.135mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.029mg 2%
Carbs 13.79g 8.82g 2%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.021g 1%
Sodium 29mg 4mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.2mg 1%
Potassium 100mg 150mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 0g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.005g 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%

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
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10338.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1955.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +56.3%
Contains more OtherOther +233.3%
Contains more WaterWater +998.4%

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
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3020%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1783.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.3%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.