Wheat gluten vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and turkey meat different?

Wheat gluten is richer in iron, selenium, and calcium, while turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and zinc.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 60% more than wheat gluten.
Wheat gluten contains 10 times more calcium than turkey meat. Wheat gluten contains 142mg of calcium, while turkey meat contains 14mg.
Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index (64) than turkey meat (0).

Vital wheat gluten and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+914.3%
Contains more IronIron	+377.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+95.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+139%
Contains more ZincZinc	+191.8%

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	75.16g	28.55g	93%
Vitamin B3	0mg	9.573mg	60%
Iron	5.2mg	1.09mg	51%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.616mg	47%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.02µg	43%
Cholesterol	0mg	109mg	36%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.281mg	22%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.948mg	19%
Selenium	39.7µg	29.8µg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Zinc	0.85mg	2.48mg	15%
Calcium	142mg	14mg	13%
Copper	0.182mg	0.093mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	2.119g	9%
Saturated fat	0.272g	2.155g	9%
Calories	370kcal	189kcal	9%
Fats	1.85g	7.39g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	2.647g	6%
Phosphorus	260mg	223mg	5%
Carbs	13.79g	0.06g	5%
Potassium	100mg	239mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.045mg	4%
Sodium	29mg	103mg	3%
Fiber	0.6g	0g	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	15IU	2%
Folate	0µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Magnesium	25mg	30mg	1%
Manganese		0.014mg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Net carbs	13.19g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E	0mg	0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.291mg	0%
Threonine		1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.796mg	0%
Leucine		1.925mg	0%
Lysine		2.282mg	0%
Methionine		0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.903mg	0%
Valine		0.902mg	0%
Histidine		0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A