Wheat gluten vs. Snickers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between wheat gluten and snickers

Wheat gluten has more iron and calcium, while snickers has more fiber.
Snickers's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 62% higher.
Snickers contains 8 times less iron than wheat gluten. Wheat gluten contains 5.2mg of iron, while snickers contains 0.68mg.
The amount of sodium in wheat gluten is lower.
Snickers has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of snickers is 51, while the glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64.

The food types used in this comparison are Vital wheat gluten and Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SNICKERS CRUNCHER.

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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

Snickers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more IronIron	+664.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.7%
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

Snickers

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	6.86g	137%
Selenium	39.7µg		72%
Saturated fat	0.272g	12.703g	57%
Iron	5.2mg	0.68mg	57%
Phosphorus	260mg		37%
Fats	1.85g	24.38g	35%
Copper	0.182mg		20%
Carbs	13.79g	62.85g	16%
Zinc	0.85mg		8%
Sodium	29mg	189mg	7%
Calories	370kcal	488kcal	6%
Magnesium	25mg		6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g		5%
Fiber	0.6g	1.9g	5%
Calcium	142mg	90mg	5%
Potassium	100mg		3%
Cholesterol	0mg	9mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	60.95g	N/A
Sugar	0g	46.54g	N/A
Trans fat		0.394g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g		0%