Kielbasa vs. Pasta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are kielbasa and pasta different?
- Kielbasa is higher than pasta in vitamin C, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Kielbasa covers your daily need for sodium, 52% more than pasta.
- Pasta is lower in sodium.
- Pasta has a higher glycemic index (49) than kielbasa (28).
Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked and Pasta, fresh-refrigerated, plain, cooked 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 1200mg | 6mg | 52% |
| Saturated fat | 6.23g | 0.15g | 28% |
| Fats | 17.6g | 1.05g | 25% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.27g | 0.124g | 20% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.209mg | 17% | |
| Folate | 64µg | 16% | |
| Vitamin C | 14.8mg | 0mg | 16% |
| Protein | 13.1g | 5.15g | 16% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 2.33g | 0.429g | 13% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.15mg | 12% | |
| Cholesterol | 70mg | 33mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.093mg | 10% | |
| Manganese | 0.224mg | 10% | |
| Phosphorus | 63mg | 9% | |
| Carbs | 3.9g | 24.93g | 7% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.14µg | 6% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.992mg | 6% | |
| Calories | 226kcal | 131kcal | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.56mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.183mg | 4% | |
| Magnesium | 18mg | 4% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.034mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 6µg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.24mg | 1.14mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 24mg | 1% | |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 3.9g | 24.93g | N/A |
| 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
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +154.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +1576.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +996.8% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +539.2% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +10.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +6569.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +443.1% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -97.6% |
