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Wheat gluten vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat gluten and yogurt different?

  • Wheat gluten is richer in iron, selenium, copper, and phosphorus, while yogurt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily need for iron, 64% more than yogurt.
  • Wheat gluten has a higher glycemic index (64) than yogurt (19).

Vital wheat gluten and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.1%
Contains more IronIron +7328.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +970.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +309.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41%

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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat gluten Yogurt DV% diff.
Protein 75.16g 10.19g 130%
Iron 5.2mg 0.07mg 64%
Selenium 39.7µg 9.7µg 55%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.75µg 31%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.278mg 21%
Copper 0.182mg 0.017mg 18%
Phosphorus 260mg 135mg 18%
Calories 370kcal 59kcal 16%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.331mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.063mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.81g 0.012g 5%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Zinc 0.85mg 0.52mg 3%
Magnesium 25mg 11mg 3%
Calcium 142mg 110mg 3%
Carbs 13.79g 3.6g 3%
Fiber 0.6g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.023mg 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Fats 1.85g 0.39g 2%
Folate 0µg 7µg 2%
Potassium 100mg 141mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.272g 0.117g 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.208mg 1%
Net carbs 13.19g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 0g 3.24g N/A
Sodium 29mg 36mg 0%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Manganese 0.009mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.156g 0.053g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g 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
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10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +637.6%
Contains more FatsFats +374.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.1%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%
Contains more WaterWater +937.8%

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
Yogurt
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64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +194.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6650%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.