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Wheat gluten vs. Tarragon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat gluten and tarragon

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, while tarragon has more iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, calcium, potassium, vitamin A, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Tarragon covers your daily need for iron, 339% more than wheat gluten.
  • Wheat gluten contains 9 times more selenium than tarragon. While wheat gluten contains 39.7µg of selenium, tarragon contains only 4.4µg.
  • Tarragon has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tarragon is 0, while the glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Vital wheat gluten and Spices, tarragon, dried.

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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 248% 342% 266% 1211% 226% 106% 134% 8.1% 1039% 24%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +802.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1288%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +702.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2920%
Contains more IronIron +521.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +272%
Contains more ZincZinc +358.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.4%

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 167% 70% 0% 0% 63% 309% 168% 0% 556% 0% 0% 206% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Tarragon DV% diff.
Manganese 7.967mg 346%
Iron 5.2mg 32.3mg 339%
Vitamin B6 0mg 2.41mg 185%
Protein 75.16g 22.77g 105%
Vitamin B2 0mg 1.339mg 103%
Calcium 142mg 1139mg 100%
Potassium 100mg 3020mg 86%
Magnesium 25mg 347mg 77%
Folate 0µg 274µg 69%
Selenium 39.7µg 4.4µg 64%
Vitamin C 0mg 50mg 56%
Vitamin B3 0mg 8.95mg 56%
Copper 0.182mg 0.677mg 55%
Zinc 0.85mg 3.9mg 28%
Fiber 0.6g 7.4g 27%
Vitamin A 0µg 210µg 23%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.251mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 3.698g 19%
Carbs 13.79g 50.22g 12%
Phosphorus 260mg 313mg 8%
Fats 1.85g 7.24g 8%
Saturated fat 0.272g 1.881g 7%
Calories 370kcal 295kcal 4%
Sodium 29mg 62mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.474g 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 42.82g 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
23% 7% 50% 8% 12%
Protein: 22.77 g
Fats: 7.24 g
Carbs: 50.22 g
Water: 7.74 g
Other: 12.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +230.1%
Contains more FatsFats +291.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +264.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1103%
~equal in Water ~7.74g

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
31% 8% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.881 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.698 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +203.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +356.5%

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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. Tarragon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170937/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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