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Wheat gluten vs. Veggie burger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and veggie burgers different?

  • Wheat gluten is higher in iron and selenium; however, veggie burgers are richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for veggie burgers is 221% higher.
  • Wheat gluten contains 2 times more iron than veggie burgers. While wheat gluten contains 5.2mg of iron, veggie burgers contain only 2.41mg.
  • Wheat gluten has less sodium.

Vital wheat gluten and Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 41% 29% 90% 67% 34% 88% 74% 124% 123%
Contains more IronIron +115.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +124%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +233%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.2%
~equal in Calcium ~136mg
~equal in Copper ~0.2mg

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 15% 0.33% 4.6% 0% 663% 56% 70% 17% 70% 251% 11% 93% 11%
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 B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Veggie burger DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0mg 2.651mg 221%
Protein 75.16g 15.7g 119%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.01µg 84%
Manganese 0.951mg 41%
Iron 5.2mg 2.41mg 35%
Folate 0µg 124µg 31%
Selenium 39.7µg 22.6µg 31%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.303mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0mg 3.753mg 23%
Sodium 29mg 569mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.244mg 19%
Fiber 0.6g 4.9g 17%
Calories 370kcal 177kcal 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 2.023g 8%
Phosphorus 260mg 206mg 8%
Fats 1.85g 6.3g 7%
Potassium 100mg 333mg 7%
Magnesium 25mg 56mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.289mg 6%
Saturated fat 0.272g 1.44g 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 1.778g 4%
Choline 19.4mg 4%
Zinc 0.85mg 1.26mg 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 4.2µg 4%
Copper 0.182mg 0.2mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.23mg 2%
Starch 5.78g 2%
Calcium 142mg 136mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 9.37g N/A
Carbs 13.79g 14.27g 0%
Sugar 0g 1.07g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.162mg 0%
Threonine 0.605mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.78mg 0%
Leucine 1.399mg 0%
Lysine 1.004mg 0%
Methionine 0.291mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.885mg 0%
Valine 0.89mg 0%
Histidine 0.465mg 0%
Fructose 0.13g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.081g 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
16% 6% 14% 61% 3%
Protein: 15.7 g
Fats: 6.3 g
Carbs: 14.27 g
Water: 61.21 g
Other: 2.52 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +378.7%
Contains more FatsFats +240.5%
Contains more WaterWater +646.5%
Contains more OtherOther +152%
~equal in Carbs ~14.27g

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
27% 34% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.44 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.778 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.023 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1039.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.8%

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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. Veggie burger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174287/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.