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Black gram vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between black gram and pasta?

  • Black gram is richer than pasta in copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, folate, potassium, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5.
  • Black gram's daily need coverage for copper is 99% more.
  • Black gram has 41 times more potassium than pasta. While black gram has 983mg of potassium, pasta has only 24mg.

We used Mungo beans, mature seeds, raw and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 191% 41% 87% 284% 327% 91% 162% 5% 199% 45%
Pasta
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.8% 2.1% 43% 31% 15% 27% 0.78% 29% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1383.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3995.8%
Contains more IronIron +564%
Contains more CopperCopper +954.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +498.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +501.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +581.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.2%

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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 68% 59% 27% 54% 65% 0% 0% 162% 0%
Pasta
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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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +69.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +395.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +726.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Pasta DV% diff.
Copper 0.981mg 0.093mg 99%
Iron 7.57mg 1.14mg 80%
Fiber 18.3g 73%
Magnesium 267mg 18mg 59%
Manganese 1.527mg 0.224mg 57%
Phosphorus 379mg 63mg 45%
Protein 25.21g 5.15g 40%
Folate 216µg 64µg 38%
Potassium 983mg 24mg 28%
Zinc 3.35mg 0.56mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.281mg 0.034mg 19%
Selenium 8.2µg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.906mg 0.183mg 14%
Calcium 138mg 6mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Carbs 58.99g 24.93g 11%
Calories 341kcal 131kcal 11%
Vitamin B2 0.254mg 0.15mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.273mg 0.209mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.071g 0.429g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.447mg 0.992mg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 6µg 1%
Sodium 38mg 6mg 1%
Fats 1.64g 1.05g 1%
Net carbs 40.69g 24.93g N/A
Saturated fat 0.114g 0.15g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.085g 0.124g 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.875mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.287mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 2.089mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 1.674mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.367mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.473mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 1.416mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.706mg 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 59% 11% 3%
Protein: 25.21 g
Fats: 1.64 g
Carbs: 58.99 g
Water: 10.8 g
Other: 3.36 g
Pasta
Pasta
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5% 25% 69%
Protein: 5.15 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 24.93 g
Water: 68.56 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +389.5%
Contains more FatsFats +56.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.6%
Contains more OtherOther +983.9%
Contains more WaterWater +534.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.114 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.085 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Pasta
Pasta
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21% 18% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.15 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.429 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +149.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.9%

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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174259/nutrients
  2. Pasta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169728/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.