Hamburger vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between hamburgers and pasta

Pasta contains less vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B2 than hamburgers.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for hamburgers is 54% higher.
Pasta has 69 times less sodium than hamburgers. Hamburgers have 414mg of sodium, while pasta has 6mg.
Hamburgers have a higher glycemic index than pasta.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain 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.

Hamburger

Pasta

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+841.7%
Contains more IronIron	+152.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+412.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+115.9%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-98.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~18mg

~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.224mg

~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.

Hamburger

Pasta

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+440.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+69.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+497.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+928.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.209mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.44µg	0.14µg	54%
Vitamin B3	5.365mg	0.992mg	27%
Protein	17.08g	5.15g	24%
Saturated fat	5.096g	0.15g	22%
Iron	2.88mg	1.14mg	22%
Zinc	2.87mg	0.56mg	21%
Fats	14.36g	1.05g	20%
Sodium	414mg	6mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	5.495g	0.124g	13%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.034mg	13%
Calcium	102mg	6mg	10%
Phosphorus	136mg	63mg	10%
Calories	295kcal	131kcal	8%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.15mg	8%
Potassium	226mg	24mg	6%
Cholesterol	47mg	33mg	5%
Fiber	0.9g		4%
Fructose	2.03g		3%
Vitamin B5	0.31mg	0.183mg	3%
Folate	56µg	64µg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.217mg	0.209mg	1%
Net carbs	23.2g	24.93g	N/A
Carbs	24.1g	24.93g	0%
Magnesium	20mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	4.15g		N/A
Copper	0.091mg	0.093mg	0%
Manganese	0.217mg	0.224mg	0%
Trans fat	0.814g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.38g	0.429g	0%
Tryptophan	0.206mg	0.065mg	0%
Threonine	0.666mg	0.134mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.716mg	0.197mg	0%
Leucine	1.319mg	0.348mg	0%
Lysine	1.226mg	0.097mg	0%
Methionine	0.37mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.677mg	0.247mg	0%
Valine	0.823mg	0.217mg	0%
Histidine	0.505mg	0.103mg	0%