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Wheat gluten vs. Watermelon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and watermelon different?

  • Wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and zinc, while watermelon is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily need for selenium, 71% more than watermelon.
  • Wheat gluten contains 24 times more phosphorus than watermelon. Wheat gluten contains 260mg of phosphorus, while watermelon contains 11mg.
  • Watermelon has a higher glycemic index (76) than wheat gluten (64).

Vital wheat gluten and Watermelon, raw 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 7.1% 2.1% 9.9% 9% 14% 2.7% 4.7% 0.13% 5% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1928.6%
Contains more IronIron +2066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +333.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9825%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%

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 27% 9.3% 1% 0% 8.3% 4.8% 3.3% 13% 10% 0% 0.25% 2.3% 2.2%
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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Watermelon DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 0.61g 149%
Selenium 39.7µg 0.4µg 71%
Iron 5.2mg 0.24mg 62%
Phosphorus 260mg 11mg 36%
Calories 370kcal 30kcal 17%
Copper 0.182mg 0.042mg 16%
Calcium 142mg 7mg 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.1mg 9%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.1mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.05g 5%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.221mg 4%
Fructose 3.36g 4%
Magnesium 25mg 10mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.033mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.045mg 3%
Fats 1.85g 0.15g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Manganese 0.038mg 2%
Carbs 13.79g 7.55g 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.021mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.016g 1%
Choline 4.1mg 1%
Fiber 0.6g 0.4g 1%
Folate 0µg 3µg 1%
Sodium 29mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.178mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 7.15g N/A
Potassium 100mg 112mg 0%
Sugar 0g 6.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.019mg 0%
Leucine 0.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.062mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0%
Valine 0.016mg 0%
Histidine 0.006mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.61 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.45 g
Other: 0.24 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12221.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +82.6%
Contains more OtherOther +316.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1015.2%

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
16% 36% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +321.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1520%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.1%

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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. Watermelon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167765/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.