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Bulgur vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are bulgur and soba different?

  • Bulgur is higher than soba in manganese, copper, iron, and magnesium.
  • Bulgur contains 9 times more copper than soba. Bulgur contains 0.075mg of copper, while soba contains 0.008mg.

Bulgur, cooked and Noodles, japanese, soba, 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.
Bulgur
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 3% 6% 36% 25% 16% 17% 0.65% 79% 3.3%
Soba
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +255.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.3%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +837.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +375%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +62.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Bulgur
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% 0.2% 0% 14% 6.5% 19% 21% 19% 0% 1.3% 14% 3.8%
Soba
1
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% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +107.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.026mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bulgur Soba DV% diff.
Fiber 4.5g 18%
Manganese 0.609mg 0.374mg 10%
Copper 0.075mg 0.008mg 7%
Iron 0.96mg 0.48mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 9mg 5%
Zinc 0.57mg 0.12mg 4%
Protein 3.08g 5.06g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1mg 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.094mg 3%
Folate 18µg 7µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.344mg 0.235mg 2%
Phosphorus 40mg 25mg 2%
Sodium 5mg 60mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Calories 83kcal 99kcal 1%
Potassium 68mg 35mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 18.58g 21.44g 1%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Fats 0.24g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 14.08g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.026mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.019g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.098g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.089mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.208mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.119mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bulgur
2
3% 19% 78%
Protein: 3.08 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 18.58 g
Water: 77.76 g
Other: 0.34 g
Soba
3
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more ProteinProtein +64.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.4%
Contains more OtherOther +14.7%
~equal in Water ~73.01g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bulgur
2
25% 18% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.098 g
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +216.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.8%

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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. Bulgur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170287/nutrients
  2. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.