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Crème caramel vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are crème caramel and pasta different?

  • Crème caramel is richer in vitamin B12, calcium, and vitamin B5, while pasta is higher in vitamin B1, folate, iron, manganese, and copper.
  • Crème caramel covers your daily need for cholesterol, 19% more than pasta.
  • Crème caramel contains 14 times more calcium than pasta. Crème caramel contains 83mg of calcium, while pasta contains 6mg.
  • Pasta is lower in saturated fat.
  • Crème caramel has a higher glycemic index (65) than pasta (49).

Desserts, flan, caramel custard, 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 6.4% 25% 10% 14% 9.3% 13% 41% 6.9% 1.3% 47%
Pasta
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 CalciumCalcium +1283.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +391.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +200%
Contains more CopperCopper +232.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2140%

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% 15% 4.6% 0% 8% 48% 1.5% 31% 10% 45% 0.5% 6.8% 0%
Pasta
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 AVitamin A +666.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +180.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +553.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1109.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +611.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crème caramel Pasta DV% diff.
Cholesterol 90mg 33mg 19%
Selenium 8.7µg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.209mg 15%
Folate 9µg 64µg 14%
Iron 0.38mg 1.14mg 10%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.224mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.36µg 0.14µg 9%
Calcium 83mg 6mg 8%
Copper 0.028mg 0.093mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.514mg 0.183mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.799g 0.15g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 0.992mg 6%
Phosphorus 96mg 63mg 5%
Fats 4.03g 1.05g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin A 46µg 6µg 4%
Potassium 118mg 24mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.266g 0.124g 3%
Sodium 53mg 6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Magnesium 9mg 18mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.034mg 1%
Calories 145kcal 131kcal 1%
Protein 4.53g 5.15g 1%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.56mg 1%
Carbs 22.78g 24.93g 1%
Net carbs 22.78g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 23.15g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.392g 0.429g 0%
Tryptophan 0.065mg 0%
Threonine 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.197mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0%
Lysine 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.247mg 0%
Valine 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.103mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 4% 23% 68%
Protein: 4.53 g
Fats: 4.03 g
Carbs: 22.78 g
Water: 68.05 g
Other: 0.61 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 FatsFats +283.8%
Contains more OtherOther +96.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +13.7%
~equal in Carbs ~24.93g
~equal in Water ~68.56g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 37% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.799 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.266 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.392 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +921%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.429g

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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. Crème caramel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167574/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.