Wheat gluten vs. Penne — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and penne different?

Wheat gluten is richer in iron, phosphorus, and calcium, while penne is higher in fiber and monounsaturated fat.
Wheat gluten covers your daily need for iron, 55% more than penne.
Wheat gluten contains 2 times more phosphorus than penne. Wheat gluten contains 260mg of phosphorus, while penne contains 118mg.
Wheat gluten is lower in saturated fat.
Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index (64) than penne (43).

Vital wheat gluten and KASHI Three Cheese Penne, frozen, unprepared types were 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.

Wheat gluten

Penne

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+59.6%
Contains more IronIron	+550%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+120.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.4%

~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

Penne

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~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	5.7g	139%
Selenium	39.7µg		72%
Iron	5.2mg	0.8mg	55%
Phosphorus	260mg	118mg	20%
Copper	0.182mg		20%
Calories	370kcal	126kcal	12%
Sodium	29mg	248mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.272g	2.3g	9%
Fiber	0.6g	2.7g	8%
Calcium	142mg	89mg	5%
Cholesterol	0mg	12mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.4g	3%
Fats	1.85g	4g	3%
Zinc	0.85mg	1.1mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	1g	2%
Potassium	100mg	122mg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	30mg	1%
Carbs	13.79g	16.8g	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	14.1g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.9g	N/A
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A