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Yogurt vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yogurt and wheat gluten different?

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

Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat and Vital wheat gluten 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.
Yogurt
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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%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
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%

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.
Yogurt
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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%
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%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yogurt
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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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +937.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +637.6%
Contains more FatsFats +374.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +283.1%
Contains more OtherOther +38.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +194.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6650%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/nutrients
  2. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.