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Black gram vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black gram and pasta different?

  • Black gram is richer in phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, iron, folate, potassium, and copper, while pasta is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Black gram covers your daily need for phosphorus, 13% more than pasta.
  • Black gram contains 10 times more potassium than pasta. Black gram contains 231mg of potassium, while pasta contains 24mg.

Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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 45% 16% 20% 66% 46% 23% 67% 0.91% 54% 14%
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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 +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +783.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +862.5%
Contains more IronIron +53.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +147.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14.3%

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 3.3% 0.67% 3% 0% 38% 17% 28% 26% 13% 0% 6.8% 71% 16%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black gram Pasta DV% diff.
Fiber 6.4g 26%
Phosphorus 156mg 63mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Magnesium 63mg 18mg 11%
Folate 94µg 64µg 8%
Manganese 0.412mg 0.224mg 8%
Iron 1.75mg 1.14mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.15mg 6%
Potassium 231mg 24mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Protein 7.54g 5.15g 5%
Selenium 2.5µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.433mg 0.183mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.209mg 5%
Copper 0.139mg 0.093mg 5%
Calcium 53mg 6mg 5%
Choline 29.6mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.5mg 0.992mg 3%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.56mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.034mg 2%
Carbs 18.34g 24.93g 2%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.038g 0.15g 1%
Calories 105kcal 131kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin C 1mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.55g 1.05g 1%
Net carbs 11.94g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 2.01g N/A
Sodium 7mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.029g 0.124g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.359g 0.429g 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.262mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.385mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.625mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.5mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.11mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.44mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.423mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.211mg 0.103mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 18% 73%
Protein: 7.54 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 18.34 g
Water: 72.51 g
Other: 1.06 g
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 +46.4%
Contains more OtherOther +241.9%
Contains more FatsFats +90.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.9%
~equal in Water ~68.56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.359 g
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 -74.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +327.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.5%

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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. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172427/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.