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Lo mein vs. Noodles — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between lo mein and noodles

  • Lo mein has more vitamin K; however, noodles is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Noodles covers your daily selenium needs 22% more than lo mein.
  • Noodles has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Restaurant, Chinese, vegetable lo mein, without meat and Noodles, egg, enriched, 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 10% 6.3% 9.3% 40% 21% 9.8% 19% 56% 31% 64%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 3.6% 3.4% 55% 33% 18% 33% 0.65% 41% 130%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +176.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +37.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +31.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +104.3%

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 5.7% 3% 6% 1.5% 12% 29% 15% 16% 16% 0% 32% 21% 4.9%
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% 3.4% 1.5% 72% 31% 39% 16% 11% 11% 0% 63% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +514.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +188.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.136mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.263mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lo mein Noodles DV% diff.
Selenium 11.7µg 23.9µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.289mg 20%
Sodium 430mg 5mg 18%
Folate 28µg 84µg 14%
Vitamin K 12.7µg 0µg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.81mg 2.077mg 8%
Starch 16.73g 7%
Iron 1.07mg 1.47mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.291g 0.552g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Copper 0.064mg 0.098mg 4%
Phosphorus 45mg 76mg 4%
Manganese 0.24mg 0.315mg 3%
Zinc 0.36mg 0.65mg 3%
Choline 8.9mg 25.7mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 21mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 38mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.068mg 0.046mg 2%
Carbs 20.16g 25.16g 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0mg 2%
Calories 121kcal 138kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.124mg 0.136mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.17mg 1%
Calcium 21mg 12mg 1%
Protein 4.77g 4.54g 0%
Fats 2.35g 2.07g 0%
Net carbs 18.86g 23.96g N/A
Vitamin D 4IU 4IU 0%
Sugar 2.63g 0.4g N/A
Fiber 1.3g 1.2g 0%
Vitamin A 9µg 6µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.27mg 0.263mg 0%
Trans fat 0.008g 0.029g N/A
Saturated fat 0.464g 0.419g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.592g 0.581g 0%
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.121mg 0%
Fructose 0.33g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.141g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.134g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 2% 20% 71%
Protein: 4.77 g
Fats: 2.35 g
Carbs: 20.16 g
Water: 71.33 g
Other: 1.39 g
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +13.5%
Contains more OtherOther +178%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.8%
~equal in Protein ~4.54g
~equal in Water ~67.73g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 25% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.464 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.592 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.291 g
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +133.9%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.419g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.581g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
86% 8% 2% 2%
Starch: 16.73 g
Sucrose: 1.63 g
Glucose: 0.37 g
Fructose: 0.33 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 g
Galactose: 0 g
10% 17% 73%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +3975%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +428.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0.3g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Lo mein - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167677/nutrients
  2. Noodles - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169732/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.