Wheat gluten vs. Baked beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat gluten and baked beans?

Wheat gluten is higher in protein, selenium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium, yet baked beans are higher in fiber, folate, and vitamin B1.
Wheat gluten's daily need coverage for protein is 166% more.
Wheat gluten has 7 times more selenium than baked beans. While wheat gluten has 39.7µg of selenium, baked beans have only 5.7µg.
The amount of saturated fat in wheat gluten is lower.
The glycemic index of baked beans is lower.

We used Vital wheat gluten and Beans, baked, home prepared types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat gluten

Baked beans

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+132.8%
Contains more IronIron	+161.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+14.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+138.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+596.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+258%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Wheat gluten

Baked beans

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
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 FolateFolate	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	75.16g	5.54g	139%
Selenium	39.7µg	5.7µg	62%
Iron	5.2mg	1.99mg	40%
Phosphorus	260mg	109mg	22%
Fiber	0.6g	5.5g	20%
Sodium	29mg	422mg	17%
Folate	0µg	48µg	12%
Calories	370kcal	155kcal	11%
Manganese		0.255mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0mg	0.136mg	11%
Calcium	142mg	61mg	8%
Potassium	100mg	358mg	8%
Saturated fat	0.272g	1.948g	8%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.09mg	7%
Fats	1.85g	5.15g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.156g	2.133g	5%
Magnesium	25mg	43mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0mg	0.049mg	4%
Carbs	13.79g	21.63g	3%
Copper	0.182mg	0.159mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0mg	0.408mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0mg	0.155mg	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.1mg	1%
Zinc	0.85mg	0.73mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	49kcal	280kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.6	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	13.19g	16.13g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.81g	0.74g	0%
Tryptophan		0.067mg	0%
Threonine		0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.242mg	0%
Leucine		0.428mg	0%
Lysine		0.379mg	0%
Methionine		0.086mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.287mg	0%
Valine		0.282mg	0%
Histidine		0.153mg	0%