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Chocolate brownie vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chocolate brownie and pasta different?

  • Chocolate brownie is richer in copper, vitamin A, manganese, phosphorus, iron, and magnesium, while pasta is higher in folate.
  • Chocolate brownie covers your daily need for saturated fat, 36% more than pasta.
  • Chocolate brownie contains 57 times more sodium than pasta. Chocolate brownie contains 343mg of sodium, while pasta contains 6mg.

Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe 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 38% 17% 16% 69% 129% 26% 57% 45% 77% 63%
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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 +194.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +850%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +633.3%
Contains more IronIron +61.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +317.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +109.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +162.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%

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 1% 59% 0% 0% 35% 44% 18% 20% 22% 20% 0% 22% 0%
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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 AVitamin A +2833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +176.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +120.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.992mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate brownie Pasta DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 9.412g 0.429g 60%
Fats 29.1g 1.05g 43%
Saturated fat 7.319g 0.15g 33%
Copper 0.388mg 0.093mg 33%
Monounsaturated fat 10.839g 0.124g 27%
Selenium 11.5µg 21%
Vitamin A 176µg 6µg 19%
Calories 466kcal 131kcal 17%
Manganese 0.587mg 0.224mg 16%
Sodium 343mg 6mg 15%
Cholesterol 73mg 33mg 13%
Phosphorus 132mg 63mg 10%
Iron 1.84mg 1.14mg 9%
Folate 29µg 64µg 9%
Carbs 50.2g 24.93g 8%
Magnesium 53mg 18mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.141mg 0.209mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.094mg 0.034mg 5%
Calcium 57mg 6mg 5%
Zinc 0.97mg 0.56mg 4%
Potassium 176mg 24mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.19mg 0.15mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.328mg 0.183mg 3%
Protein 6.2g 5.15g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.16µg 0.14µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 50.2g 24.93g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.982mg 0.992mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.078mg 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.447mg 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.283mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.298mg 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.323mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.136mg 0.103mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.006g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 29% 50% 13% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 29.1 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 12.6 g
Other: 1.9 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 +20.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2671.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.4%
Contains more OtherOther +512.9%
Contains more WaterWater +444.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 39% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.319 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.839 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.412 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8641.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2093.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

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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. Chocolate brownie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174949/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.