Wheat gluten vs. Mars — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between wheat gluten and mars

Wheat gluten has more iron and calcium; however, mars has more fiber.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for mars is 57% higher.
Mars has 6 times less iron than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten has 5.2mg of iron, while mars has 0.86mg.
Wheat gluten is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Vital wheat gluten and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, M&M's Crispy Chocolate Candies.

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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

Mars

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+504.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Manganese ~mg

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

Mars

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	75.16g	4.28g	142%
Selenium	39.7µg		72%
Iron	5.2mg	0.86mg	54%
Saturated fat	0.272g	11.651g	52%
Phosphorus	260mg		37%
Fats	1.85g	19.32g	27%
Copper	0.182mg		20%
Carbs	13.79g	72.4g	20%
Zinc	0.85mg		8%
Magnesium	25mg		6%
Fiber	0.6g	2g	6%
Calories	370kcal	475kcal	5%
Sodium	29mg	136mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g		5%
Calcium	142mg	90mg	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Potassium	100mg		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	70.4g	N/A
Sugar	0g	58.94g	N/A
Trans fat		0.131g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g		0%