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

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How are wheat gluten and corn raw different?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, and calcium; however, corn raw is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat gluten is 71% higher.
  • Wheat gluten contains 71 times more calcium than corn raw. While wheat gluten contains 142mg of calcium, corn raw contains only 2mg.
  • Corn raw has a lower glycemic index (52) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Corn, sweet, yellow, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +7000%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +237%
Contains more ZincZinc +84.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +192.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6516.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +48%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -48.3%

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
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 Corn raw DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 3.27g 144%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.6µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 0.52mg 59%
Phosphorus 260mg 89mg 24%
Calcium 142mg 2mg 14%
Copper 0.182mg 0.054mg 14%
Calories 370kcal 86kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.717mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.155mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.77mg 11%
Folate 0µg 42µg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 6.8mg 8%
Manganese 0.163mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.093mg 7%
Fiber 0.6g 2g 6%
Potassium 100mg 270mg 5%
Choline 23mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.055mg 4%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.46mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 37mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.487g 2%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Carbs 13.79g 18.7g 2%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.432g 1%
Sodium 29mg 15mg 1%
Fats 1.85g 1.35g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 16.7g N/A
Sugar 0g 6.26g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.325g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.129mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.067mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g 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
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2198.5%
Contains more FatsFats +37%
Contains more OtherOther +58.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.6%
Contains more WaterWater +827.4%

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
26% 35% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.432 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.487 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +66.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +176.9%

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. Corn raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/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.