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Halva vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are halva and spaghetti different?

  • Halva is richer in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B6, while spaghetti is higher in selenium.
  • Halva covers your daily need for copper, 122% more than spaghetti.
  • Halva contains 23 times more saturated fat than spaghetti. Halva contains 4.127g of saturated fat, while spaghetti contains 0.176g.

Candies, halavah, plain and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt 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.
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +371.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +325%
Contains more IronIron +806%
Contains more CopperCopper +1102%
Contains more ZincZinc +747.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +946.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +171.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +129.6%

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.
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
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% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2020%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +614%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +610.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +828.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Spaghetti DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.1mg 122%
Phosphorus 607mg 58mg 78%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0.326g 54%
Iron 4.53mg 0.5mg 50%
Magnesium 218mg 18mg 48%
Zinc 4.32mg 0.51mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.02mg 34%
Fats 21.52g 0.93g 32%
Selenium 11.5µg 26.4µg 27%
Manganese 0.873mg 0.322mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.049mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0.131g 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0.176g 18%
Calories 469kcal 158kcal 16%
Folate 65µg 7µg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 0.4mg 15%
Protein 12.49g 5.8g 13%
Fiber 4.5g 1.8g 11%
Starch 26.01g 11%
Carbs 60.49g 30.86g 10%
Sodium 195mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.02mg 5%
Potassium 187mg 44mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 0.112mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 55.99g 29.06g N/A
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.132mg 0%
Fructose 0.03g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.024g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +115.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2214%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96%
Contains more OtherOther +553.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1592.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 g
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6155%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2501.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/nutrients
  2. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.