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Avocado vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are avocadoes and spaghetti different?

  • Avocadoes are richer in vitamin B5, fiber, folate, vitamin K, vitamin B6, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin C, and copper, while spaghetti is higher in selenium.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily need for selenium, 47% more than avocadoes.

Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt 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 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +61.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1002.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +90%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +126.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6500%
~equal in Iron ~0.5mg

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.
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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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +334.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1140.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +424.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1057.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +121.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 0.4µg 26.4µg 47%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.112mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.131g 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.93g 21%
Fiber 6.7g 1.8g 20%
Folate 81µg 7µg 19%
Vitamin K 21µg 0µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.049mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.06mg 13%
Potassium 485mg 44mg 13%
Starch 0.11g 26.01g 11%
Vitamin C 10mg 0mg 11%
Copper 0.19mg 0.1mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.326g 10%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.176g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.02mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.4mg 8%
Protein 2g 5.8g 8%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.322mg 8%
Carbs 8.53g 30.86g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.02mg 4%
Magnesium 29mg 18mg 3%
Calcium 12mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Phosphorus 52mg 58mg 1%
Choline 14.2mg 6.4mg 1%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.51mg 1%
Iron 0.55mg 0.5mg 1%
Calories 160kcal 158kcal 0%
Net carbs 1.83g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.66g 0.56g N/A
Sodium 7mg 1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 g
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +1476.3%
Contains more WaterWater +17.9%
Contains more OtherOther +464.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +190%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +261.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 g
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7380.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +457.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 8% 49% 16% 13%
Starch: 0.11 g
Sucrose: 0.06 g
Glucose: 0.37 g
Fructose: 0.12 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.1 g
98%
Starch: 26.01 g
Sucrose: 0.09 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.03 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.4 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +825%
Contains more FructoseFructose +300%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +23545.5%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +50%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/nutrients
  2. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.