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Dashi vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between dashi and pasta

  • Dashi has more vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, and vitamin B3; however, pasta is higher in folate, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Dashi covers your daily sodium needs 46% more than pasta.
  • Pasta contains 31 times less calcium than dashi. Dashi contains 187mg of calcium, while pasta contains 6mg.
  • Pasta has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Soup, bouillon cubes, and granules, low sodium, dry and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked.

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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.
Dashi
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 40% 56% 27% 39% 0% 2.5% 71% 139% 0% 151%
Pasta
5
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 +211.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3016.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1187.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +10.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +522.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%

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.
Dashi
9
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 3.7% 8.3% 14% 0% 25% 99% 46% 0% 23% 38% 167% 16% 62%
Pasta
3
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 +316.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +109%
Contains more FolateFolate +204.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dashi Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66.9µg 56%
Selenium 27.6µg 50%
Sodium 1067mg 6mg 46%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.485g 0.429g 27%
Protein 16.7g 5.15g 23%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.15mg 22%
Choline 114.5mg 21%
Fats 13.89g 1.05g 20%
Calcium 187mg 6mg 18%
Phosphorus 166mg 63mg 15%
Calories 438kcal 131kcal 15%
Saturated fat 3.433g 0.15g 15%
Carbs 64.88g 24.93g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.365g 0.124g 13%
Folate 21µg 64µg 11%
Manganese 0.224mg 10%
Copper 0mg 0.093mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.46mg 0.992mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.209mg 9%
Magnesium 56mg 18mg 9%
Potassium 309mg 24mg 8%
Cholesterol 13mg 33mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.14µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.034mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 4%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.56mg 4%
Vitamin A 25µg 6µg 2%
Iron 1.03mg 1.14mg 1%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 64.68g 24.93g N/A
Sugar 14.47g N/A
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dashi
4
17% 14% 65% 2% 2%
Protein: 16.7 g
Fats: 13.89 g
Carbs: 64.88 g
Water: 2.3 g
Other: 2.23 g
Pasta
1
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 +224.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1222.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +160.2%
Contains more OtherOther +619.4%
Contains more WaterWater +2880.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dashi
2
26% 40% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.433 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.485 g
Pasta
1
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 +4226.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +945.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%

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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. Dashi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171613/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.