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Juice vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between juice and pasta

  • Juice has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin B1; however, pasta has more folate, iron, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for juice is 36% higher.

Food types used in this article are Beverages, Orange juice drink 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.
Juice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Pasta
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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 PotassiumPotassium +75%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +936.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1475%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3100%
~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.
Juice
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Pasta
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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% 2% 0% 0% 52% 35% 19% 11% 7.8% 18% 0% 48% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +404%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1370.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Juice Pasta DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.5mg 0.034mg 36%
Vitamin B3 5mg 0.992mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.43mg 0.15mg 22%
Vitamin C 15mg 0mg 17%
Folate 4µg 64µg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.38mg 0.209mg 14%
Iron 0.11mg 1.14mg 13%
Cholesterol 0mg 33mg 11%
Protein 0.2g 5.15g 10%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.224mg 9%
Phosphorus 4mg 63mg 8%
Copper 0.018mg 0.093mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.14µg 6%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.56mg 5%
Calories 54kcal 131kcal 4%
Magnesium 3mg 18mg 4%
Carbs 13.41g 24.93g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.01g 0.429g 3%
Fats 0g 1.05g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.06mg 0.183mg 2%
Fiber 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.15g 1%
Potassium 42mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 13.21g 24.93g N/A
Calcium 2mg 6mg 0%
Sugar 9.36g N/A
Sodium 2mg 6mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 0%
Vitamin A 2µg 6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.124g 0%
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
Juice
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Pasta
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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 WaterWater +25.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2475%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +85.9%
Contains more OtherOther +63.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Juice
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50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Pasta
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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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1140%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4190%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.