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Baby food vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between baby food and noodles

  • Noodles has less iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, copper, fiber, vitamin E, and magnesium.
  • Baby food covers your daily iron needs 575% more than noodles.
  • Noodles contains 61 times less calcium than baby food. Baby food contains 733mg of calcium, while noodles contains 12mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Noodles, egg, enriched, cooked.

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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 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +376.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6008.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1050%
Contains more IronIron +3131.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +240.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +269.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +415.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40%
~equal in Selenium ~23.9µg

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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
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% 2% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2064.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +743.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1897.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1571.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +308.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +310.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +10.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Noodles DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 1.47mg 575%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 2.077mg 204%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.136mg 199%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.289mg 179%
Calcium 733mg 12mg 72%
Phosphorus 392mg 76mg 45%
Copper 0.334mg 0.098mg 26%
Fiber 7.5g 1.2g 25%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.17mg 23%
Magnesium 100mg 21mg 19%
Carbs 73.4g 25.16g 16%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.65mg 16%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.263mg 16%
Protein 12.2g 4.54g 15%
Manganese 0.315mg 14%
Calories 379kcal 138kcal 12%
Potassium 437mg 38mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.046mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Folate 43µg 84µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.552g 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Selenium 25.9µg 23.9µg 4%
Fats 4.4g 2.07g 4%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 0mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0.581g 2%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0.419g 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 6µg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 3mg 5mg 0%
Trans fat 0.029g N/A
Choline 23.2mg 25.7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.121mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +168.7%
Contains more FatsFats +112.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.7%
Contains more OtherOther +560%
Contains more WaterWater +910.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +207.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.5%

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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. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.