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Wheat gluten vs. Tomato juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and tomato juice different?

  • Wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and zinc, while tomato juice is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Tomato juice covers your daily need for vitamin C, 78% more than wheat gluten.
  • Wheat gluten contains 79 times more selenium than tomato juice. Wheat gluten contains 39.7µg of selenium, while tomato juice contains 0.5µg.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index (64) than tomato juice (31).

Vital wheat gluten and Tomato juice, canned, without salt added 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.
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 7.9% 3% 19% 15% 14% 3% 8.1% 1.3% 8.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1320%
Contains more IronIron +1233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +672.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1268.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7840%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.5%

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 234% 7.7% 6.4% 0% 25% 18% 13% 0% 16% 0% 5.8% 15% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Tomato juice DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.85g 149%
Vitamin C 0mg 70.1mg 78%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.5µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 0.39mg 60%
Phosphorus 260mg 19mg 34%
Calories 370kcal 17kcal 18%
Copper 0.182mg 0.042mg 16%
Calcium 142mg 10mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.1mg 8%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.11mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.078mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.07mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.027g 5%
Folate 0µg 20µg 5%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.673mg 4%
Potassium 100mg 217mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 23µg 3%
Manganese 0.068mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 3.53g 3%
Fructose 1.33g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.32mg 2%
Fats 1.85g 0.29g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 0.4g 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.019g 1%
Choline 6.8mg 1%
Sodium 29mg 10mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.58g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.022g 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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.29 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +8742.4%
Contains more FatsFats +537.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +290.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1049.3%
~equal in Other ~1.09g

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
37% 10% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3020%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93%

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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. Tomato juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170545/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.