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Wheat gluten vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and tea different?

  • Wheat gluten has more selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, zinc, magnesium, and polyunsaturated fat than tea.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat gluten is 72% higher.
  • Tea has a lower glycemic index (0) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water are the varieties 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.
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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +455.6%
Contains more IronIron +51900%
Contains more CopperCopper +1554.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +8400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%

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%
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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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Tea DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.06g 150%
Selenium 39.7µg 0µg 72%
Iron 5.2mg 0.01mg 65%
Phosphorus 260mg 1mg 37%
Copper 0.182mg 0.011mg 19%
Calories 370kcal 1kcal 18%
Manganese 0.392mg 17%
Calcium 142mg 3mg 14%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.01mg 8%
Magnesium 25mg 2mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0g 5%
Carbs 13.79g 0.17g 5%
Fats 1.85g 0g 3%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Potassium 100mg 18mg 2%
Sodium 29mg 4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0g 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.02g N/A
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.032mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.013mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.001mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0g 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
Tea
Tea
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100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +125166.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8011.8%
Contains more OtherOther +566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1114.9%

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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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.