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Espresso vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between espresso and soba

  • Espresso has more vitamin B3, magnesium, and vitamin B2; however, soba is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Espresso covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 29% more than soba.
  • Soba contains 9 times less magnesium than espresso. Espresso contains 80mg of magnesium, while soba contains 9mg.
  • The glycemic index of soba is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Beverages, coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared and Noodles, japanese, soba, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 0.6% 10% 4.9% 17% 1.4% 3% 1.8% 6.5% 0%
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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 +788.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +228.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +525%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +269.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +257.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +648%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 0.67% 0% 0.2% 0% 0.25% 41% 98% 1.7% 0.46% 0% 0.25% 0.75% 1.4%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +580.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +921%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +9300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +739.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Espresso Soba DV% diff.
Caffeine 212mg 53%
Vitamin B3 5.207mg 0.51mg 29%
Magnesium 80mg 9mg 17%
Manganese 0.05mg 0.374mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.177mg 0.026mg 12%
Protein 0.12g 5.06g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.094mg 8%
Carbs 1.67g 21.44g 7%
Calories 9kcal 99kcal 5%
Copper 0.05mg 0.008mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.028mg 0.235mg 4%
Iron 0.13mg 0.48mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.04mg 3%
Phosphorus 7mg 25mg 3%
Sodium 14mg 60mg 2%
Potassium 115mg 35mg 2%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.1g 0%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.67g 21.44g N/A
Calcium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.092g 0.019g 0%
Choline 2.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.026g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.031g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 1.67 g
Water: 97.8 g
Other: 0.23 g
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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 +80%
Contains more WaterWater +34%
Contains more ProteinProtein +4116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1183.8%
Contains more OtherOther +69.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.092 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
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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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +196.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Espresso - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171891/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.