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Wheat gluten vs. Mandarin orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between wheat gluten and mandarin oranges

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and zinc; however, mandarin oranges are richer in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 72% more than mandarin oranges.
  • Mandarin oranges have 35 times less iron than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 5.2mg of iron, while mandarin oranges have 0.15mg.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64, while the glycemic index of mandarin oranges is 47.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Tangerines, (mandarin oranges), 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% 11% 15% 5.6% 14% 1.9% 8.6% 0.26% 5.1% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.8%
Contains more IronIron +3366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1114.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +39600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%

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 89% 11% 4% 0% 15% 8.3% 7.1% 13% 18% 0% 0% 12% 5.6%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Mandarin orange DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.81g 149%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.1µg 72%
Iron 5.2mg 0.15mg 63%
Phosphorus 260mg 20mg 34%
Vitamin C 0mg 26.7mg 30%
Calories 370kcal 53kcal 16%
Copper 0.182mg 0.042mg 16%
Calcium 142mg 37mg 11%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.07mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.078mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.065g 5%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.058mg 5%
Fiber 0.6g 1.8g 5%
Folate 0µg 16µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.216mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 34µg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.036mg 3%
Fructose 2.4g 3%
Manganese 0.039mg 2%
Potassium 100mg 166mg 2%
Fats 1.85g 0.31g 2%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.376mg 2%
Choline 10.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.039g 1%
Sodium 29mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 11.54g N/A
Carbs 13.79g 13.34g 0%
Sugar 0g 10.58g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.016mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.028mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.018mg 0%
Valine 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
13% 85%
Protein: 0.81 g
Fats: 0.31 g
Carbs: 13.34 g
Water: 85.17 g
Other: 0.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +9179%
Contains more FatsFats +496.8%
Contains more OtherOther +170.3%
Contains more WaterWater +938.7%
~equal in Carbs ~13.34g

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
24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.065 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +160%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1146.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.7%

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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. Mandarin orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169105/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.