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Sardines vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between sardines and soba

  • Sardines have more vitamin B12, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin D, iron, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B2; however, soba is higher in manganese.
  • Sardines cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 373% more than soba.
  • The glycemic index of soba is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone 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 28% 115% 35% 110% 62% 36% 210% 40% 14% 287%
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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 +333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +9450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1034.3%
Contains more IronIron +508.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +2225%
Contains more ZincZinc +991.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1860%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +246.3%

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 0% 11% 41% 72% 20% 52% 98% 39% 39% 1118% 6.5% 7.5% 41%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +773.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +928.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +317.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sardines Soba DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 8.94µg 0µg 373%
Selenium 52.7µg 96%
Phosphorus 490mg 25mg 66%
Cholesterol 142mg 0mg 47%
Protein 24.62g 5.06g 39%
Calcium 382mg 4mg 38%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.148g 0.031g 34%
Iron 2.92mg 0.48mg 31%
Vitamin B3 5.245mg 0.51mg 30%
Vitamin D 4.8µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin D 193IU 0IU 24%
Copper 0.186mg 0.008mg 20%
Fats 11.45g 0.1g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.227mg 0.026mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.04mg 14%
Choline 75mg 14%
Manganese 0.108mg 0.374mg 12%
Zinc 1.31mg 0.12mg 11%
Potassium 397mg 35mg 11%
Sodium 307mg 60mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 3.869g 0.026g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.167mg 0.04mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.235mg 8%
Carbs 0g 21.44g 7%
Saturated fat 1.528g 0.019g 7%
Magnesium 39mg 9mg 7%
Calories 208kcal 99kcal 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin K 2.6µg 2%
Folate 10µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.094mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 21.44g N/A
Tryptophan 0.276mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 1.079mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.134mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 2.001mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 2.26mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.729mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.961mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 1.268mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.725mg 0.119mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.473g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.509g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 11% 60% 4%
Protein: 24.62 g
Fats: 11.45 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.61 g
Other: 4.32 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 ProteinProtein +386.6%
Contains more FatsFats +11350%
Contains more OtherOther +1007.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +22.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 37% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.528 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.869 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.148 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14780.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16506.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Sardines - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175139/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.

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