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Arepa vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between arepa and fettuccine?

  • Arepa is higher in phosphorus, zinc, calcium, and iron, yet fettuccine is higher in vitamin B3.
  • Arepa's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 13% more.
  • Arepa has 8 times more zinc than fettuccine. While arepa has 0.8mg of zinc, fettuccine has only 0.1mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fettuccine is lower.

We used Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread) and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree types 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.
Arepa
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 27% 7.8% 39% 10% 22% 50% 35% 15% 33%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +350%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +217.9%
Contains more IronIron +73.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +368%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.5%

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.
Arepa
Arepa
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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% 20% 5.8% 0% 18% 9.7% 17% 12% 25% 0% 8.8% 0% 2.4%
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% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +102.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arepa Fettuccine DV% diff.
Phosphorus 117mg 25mg 13%
Selenium 6.1µg 11%
Saturated fat 2.902g 0.9g 9%
Carbs 37.14g 14g 8%
Vitamin A 61µg 7%
Calories 219kcal 99kcal 6%
Calcium 89mg 28mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.888mg 1.8mg 6%
Iron 1.04mg 0.6mg 6%
Zinc 0.8mg 0.1mg 6%
Sodium 270mg 166mg 5%
Magnesium 27mg 6mg 5%
Manganese 0.116mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.989g 0.4g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.202mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.05mg 4%
Fats 5.38g 2.7g 4%
Copper 0.03mg 3%
Cholesterol 5mg 14mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Fiber 2.6g 2g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.042mg 0.07mg 2%
Potassium 88mg 168mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.514g 0.9g 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 0.45mg 1%
Protein 5.48g 6.2g 1%
Choline 4.4mg 1%
Net carbs 34.54g 12g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 1.3g N/A
Trans fat 0.157g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.207mg 0%
Leucine 0.671mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.276mg 0%
Valine 0.276mg 0%
Histidine 0.166mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.065g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.825g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Arepa
Arepa
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5% 5% 37% 51%
Protein: 5.48 g
Fats: 5.38 g
Carbs: 37.14 g
Water: 50.8 g
Other: 1.2 g
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +99.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +165.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.1%
Contains more WaterWater +48%
Contains more OtherOther +58.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Arepa
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54% 28% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.902 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.514 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.989 g
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +147.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69%

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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. Arepa - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168070/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.